The tone is bright, very loud and penetrating. This is a decent 1.8 made by Shugetsu, whose shakuhachi created a sensation at the festival in Boulder. It is a solid student quality flute, which plays easily and has a good tone. This tiny shakuhachi is good for folk songs and to carry around in your coat pocket. It is difficult to find good playing flutes of this size.
Tone is bright and sweet.
This is the same length as the ancient hitoyogiri shakuhachi. It is made from Australian wood, and is easy to play for a flute of this extreme length. The tone is soft and sweet. This flute has both exceptional volume and tone, and is very easy to play. John is a premier shakuhachi virtuoso and brilliant maker as well.