Handcrafted Bamboo Flutes

By Josen Jon Kypros

Japanese Madake bamboo for shakuhachi

From My Hands to Yours

Each bamboo flute I craft is a conversation with nature. My dedication as a Daishihan (‘senior instructor’) of the shakuhachi ensures the meeting of breath and finely honed flutes. Uncoated and unadorned, my works put you in direct communion with the bamboo — the grove reborn as a choir.

Where the Story Begins — Harvesting Bamboo

Harvesting is the very first step in my collaboration with bamboo. Join me in this video as I dig root end pieces for my shakuhachi flutes.

Bamboo Flute Types

Below, you’ll discover the bamboo flutes I bring to life, beginning with my shakuhachi. Each posseses its own voice and purpose.

(NB: I’m still in the process of settling into my new home here in France. I expect to have shakuhachi for sale within the final quarter of this year, 2025.)

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Shakuhachi

Dynamic and notoriously enigmatic, the shakuhachi may be the most demanding of all flutes. Particularly, the challenging meri-kari pitch-bending techniques.

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