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font-family: 'Century';\"\u003eNuribue (coated flute)\u003cbr\u003eWe sometimes hear from Shinobue players that their flutes cracked during the performance.\u003cbr\u003eAs nuribue are coated with lacquer, the condition of the bamboo doesn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003et change easily.\u003cbr\u003eTherefore, you can keep your flute in good condition.\u003cbr\u003eCoated flutes are so resistant to climatic fluctuation that they are hard to crack compare to non-coated or wicker-wound ones.(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt;\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eWe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e“ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003eShinobue Rippei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003easpire to make long \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003elast flutes with resonant tones under any circumstance.\u003cbr\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt;\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e)As they are made of natural bamboo, we can\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003et say that there is no possibility of cracking at all. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt;\"\u003e■\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003eMakie\u003cbr\u003ePlease imagine you are playing this nuribue with makie in the spotlight.\u003cbr\u003eAs gold leaf is used in makie the glow of pure gold never fades away.\u003cbr\u003eThe leaf is applied with silkscreen technique.\u003cbr\u003eThis is our original method incorporating Japanese traditional features in modern design.(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt;\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt;\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e) As every flute is hand- made the position of makie is slightly different depending on the flute.We also carry red, black and brown nuribue without makie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt;\"\u003e■\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003eChabue (brown flute)\u003cbr\u003eShinodake or madake have mostly been used for the structure of thatched roofs.\u003cbr\u003eSmoked above an open hearth for about a century, so perfectly dried, they became\u003cbr\u003eumber-colored bamboos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003esusudake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003eBesides they are well dried, their brown hues are very popular, so become precious as materials for tea-utensils and flutes.\u003cbr\u003eOn the decrease in thatched roofs, it has been difficult to obtain susudake these days.\u003cbr\u003eSo, we have made them artificially for steady supply.\u003cbr\u003eWe place bamboos in severe circumstances on purpose for a certain period and then select ones in really good condition for the materials. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 2\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt;\"\u003e■\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003eFuki-urushi\u003cbr\u003eAn old Japanese lacquer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003eurushi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003eis called japan by Western people.\u003cbr\u003eFuki-urushi is one of traditional techniques to apply urushi.\u003cbr\u003eWe use unrefined urushi just tapped from the tree, so we call it kiurushi (raw lacquer) Putting it on the silk cloth or washi, with which we rub it into a flute repeatedly.\u003cbr\u003eBy doing so, the flute has natural feeling and increases sturdiness.\u003cbr\u003eThe production of urushi in Japan has been scarce, so it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003es very expensive these days. kiurushi in Joboji -cho, Iwate pref. for fuki-urushi. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003eWe use \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt;\"\u003e■\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003eMadake\u003cbr\u003eMadake used for shakuhachi is thicker and harder than shinodake.\u003cbr\u003eShinobues made of madake have difficulties with processing and tuning because the distance between joints of madake is short, so it has a joint between utakuchi (kind of mouthpiece) and tail. 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There are joints between the top and tail)\u003cbr\u003eAnd there are few madake with appropriate distance between joints and diameter for tuning.\u003cbr\u003eThe feature of madake flutes is having wide range from soft to big sound.\u003cbr\u003eAs for the tone quality, if you blow softly it becomes husky like Shakuhachi, if strong,\u003cbr\u003ebecomes sharp and powerful. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt;\"\u003e■\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003eTuning and feeling of blowing\u003cbr\u003eShinobue for Uta(song)is tuned in sol-fa scale that is suitable for ensemble with Western instruments like the piano or the guitar.\u003cbr\u003eTuned in A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt;\"\u003e=\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e442Hz equal temperament and adjusted the octave.(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt;\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eBamboos are produced by the nature, so no two bamboos are exactly alike in figure.\u003cbr\u003eOur Shinobue produce rich overtones by making inside of the tube uneven according to its figure artificially\u003cbr\u003eThe secret of well-carrying sound is in this figure inside of the tube.\u003cbr\u003eThat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.000000pt; font-family: 'Century';\"\u003es why we worked out making such a sound and the feeling of blowing that are unprecedented. 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