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. In the world of shakuhachi Japanese bamboo flutes, this approach is known as jinashi (地無し) and jimori (地盛り). (Utaguchi inlays are available on request.) Uncoated and unadorned, my works put you in direct communion with the bamboo itself.

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.

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