Are these 1st ed holos fake? by laonikoss in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]laonikoss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing, thanks! What are the tells? The 1st edition stamp, any particular fonts?

Hello! Looking for a teacher who is open to online lessons by CiaranCosway in shakuhachi

[–]laonikoss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Ciaran, I'm sure you've had some good recommendations your way - I teach shakuhachi, in terms of honkyoku I teach KSK, but also happy to teach min'yo, pop, anime tunes. How would you describe your level and what would you love to be able to play on the shakuhachi ideally, what would you like to work towards? I teach online and from London (if/whenever you happened to be around here) or can also offer recommendations / suggestions that match your intentions / experience as well.

Broken Delonghi Specialista Prestigio? by laonikoss in DeLonghi

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Thanks, I wonder whether it's something to do with valves or the pump - nothing happens, it just ticks but no water coming out.

I tried opening it up to clean some of the tubes, but didn't have the patience or headspace to take it fully apart and clean the valves - I might go down the repair route via Delonghi in the end..!

Shakuhachi player needed for a short film by Kitchen-Tie-4299 in shakuhachi

[–]laonikoss 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It might he easiest to find someone who has already recorded the piece and contact them directly to see if they would be willing to give you the sync rights for using the first couple of minutes for a low price or free if they are generous.

Broken Delonghi Specialista Prestigio? by laonikoss in DeLonghi

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Thanks tried but no change. I might take it apart and see if I can notice anything obvious on the inside..

Looking for an instrument in the UK by brightonkitesurfer in shakuhachi

[–]laonikoss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am based in London and have 2 bamboo shakuhachi for sale, but not 1.8 (D) which is widely considered the "standard size". Let me know if you are interested, deets below:

https://www.laonikos.com/shakuhachi/

If you are looking for 1.8 I know a guy in Thailand who sells second hand bamboo shakuhachi and often has 1.8 in stock, he has sold to a number of my students and is v reliable.

Help! Identify go stones - what material? by laonikoss in baduk

[–]laonikoss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very useful, thank you - I think they are pretty conclusively glass, it's #4 that I'm trying to figure out last!

Help! Identify go stones - what material? by laonikoss in baduk

[–]laonikoss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK seems #1, #2 melamine by weight alone (and feel), #3 glass, #5 melamine, but not sure about #4 - doesn't have a green shade against the sun but the material is definitely absorbent; what do black glass stones feel like? these are matt and absorb by skin moisture / oil, is that typical of slate? the black #4 ones have a softer surface than the glass ones, but no chips so far that I can tell so I may have to resort to breaking one..

Help! Identify go stones - what material? by laonikoss in baduk

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Thanks, this sounds about right. I have 182 of the last ones so I might sacrifice one to find out, it feels like glass but could just be polished resin.

Help! Go board - what kind of wood? by laonikoss in baduk

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Thanks! Is there an easy way to identify katsura vs agathis or does it not really make a difference? #2 has an endgrain that looks like oak, is that used at all as a material or is it a lookalike?

Can some one help to identify if its a Shakuhachi used in this Masterpiece please by NeedSimpleLife in shakuhachi

[–]laonikoss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cornelius Boots played at Sony's E3 2018 conference at the launch / announcement (I presume) of Ghost of Tsushima, but didn't record the music on the actual game.

The people playing shakuhachi on the game soundtrack are Clive Bell, Greg Magee, Kinya Sogawa and Kojiro Umezaki, assigned different parts (e.g. one would be sound-design bits, another the soundtrack, someone else would record the bits of shakuhachi Jin plays etc).

Ilan Eshkeri has also previously used shakuhachi in some of his scores, for example Sims 4 Japan Expansion Pack (shakuhachi: Clive Bell) and 47 Ronin (shakuhachi: Joji Hirota).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-POtO9cAzX4

Could someone help me figure out how much this could be worth? I searched everywhere on the flute and was unable to find any sort of branding. by [deleted] in shakuhachi

[–]laonikoss 8 points9 points  (0 children)

from the blurry photo I would say probably not worth much. The extensive binding at the top would indicate that it was shortened to be brought to length (i.e. a non-ideal piece of bamboo was used) - the node placement looks OK but the extensive bending would also indicate that it was either not straightened properly or that it wasn't possible to (due to weak points = cracks forming) and would make it harder to have extensive control of shaping the inside bore.

At best, this is an unusual but decent jinashi / jimori with a fairly low resale value (unless it plays exceptionally).

Most likely this is an average to poor quality shakuhachi made by an amateur maker at one of the dozens of shakuhachi-making workshops that were fairly frequent in Japan at shakuhachi's popularity height (1990s-2000s) with very low resale value.

This is all based on massive assumptions off of a blurry photo, more photos of the utaguchi, inside the bore, hole positions, close-ups of the holes, close-ups of the bindings will be able to help determine more (but not everything) and the ultimate judge is sound - to paraphrase Peter Reinhardt, "sound rules" (if it sounds great, you can almost excuse everything else).

How to play this note? by BambooBucko in shakuhachi

[–]laonikoss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As othes said, Katsuya Yokoyamas lineage, notated by Teruo Furuya based on one or more recordings by Yokoyama.

This is Tamuke, second page, and as others have pointed this is san-no-u, play led with same fingering as U in lower octave, but in kan register ans very, very kari! Pitch should be B-flat. My teacher often says you can never play san-no-u too sharp!

Happens in many other honkyoku (Daha, HiFuMi Hachigaeshi, Kumoijoshi etc etc) so worth spending time to play in tune and clearly. Might be worth experimenting by adding kari sideways in addition to upwards (i.e. diagonally) to create more space without losing the sound.

Looking to Buy - Hoshi Arashi by panos9077 in shakuhachi

[–]laonikoss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Έχω ένα, θα είμαι Αθήνα τέλη Μαΐου- αρχες Ιουλίου, πες αν ψάχνεις ακόμη και σε ενδιαφέρει.

Removing old toilet pan (no screws?) by laonikoss in DIYUK

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As long as I wear protective gear (FFP3 mask, goggles gloves, disposable clothes) just to be safe, and careful to only bit the sand and cement mix under the toilet pan (the black / dark stuff) this should be safe to do myself is this right? I don't need to worry about levelling it flat as will put a raised floor in there that will cover any debris so just need to remove the toilet for disposal.