Our Odake Chokan Shakuhachi series are professional jinashi, jiari and jimori flutes with deep tone, wide tessitura, warm range and low frequency. Made of selected bamboo with and without root-end, thick walls of great resonance and impeccable aesthetics. Balanced and accurately tuned. Available with natural blowing edge or exclusive inlay precision mouthpiece cutting-edge design by master Zapata, reference Flying bat Koumori.

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The long bamboo tubes are bass flutes, catalogued with the Japanese term Chokan, also known as "hochiku" or bamboo of dharma. They vary in our stock from 2.1 to 3.0 feet in length, as they provide a wide tessitura of warm tones and deep tonalities and are still very comfortable to play, thanks to our ergonomic hole placement design.

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They are instruments that are directly associated with Buddhist meditative practice due to their low frequencies that offer a deep sound and warm tonalities. Check out our previous video on flute tuning by key to get a better approximation of the sound you are looking for. The longer the flute, the lower and deeper the frequency.

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We offer the natural sound of bamboo in our instruments. Our Odake bamboo bass flutes have a perfect resonance thanks to the special thickness of the bamboo walls. This bamboo has been grown at 1000-1400 meters altitude and strengthened by different temperatures for almost 3 years. Cured and dried for 2 years before the flute is hand worked in a delicate and patient curing process performed personally by master Zapata, to create a flute ready for concert, studio recording or home studio practice. From the bamboo forests to the stage.

​Product made of 100% Colombian materials.

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"I just purchased a wonderful Mumon Ryu Jiari Shakuhachi from your website. Your assistance helped me a lot during the process of choosing the flute!. The information and guidance you provided helped me a lot in deciding what type of shakuhachi to choose. Also your support was very helpful in placing my order and really made my purchasing easy and effortless. I appreciate all your assistance. Thank you very much. Best regards!"

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K. Liaramantzas / Greece

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"I just received my new A3 Yoshin shakuhachi (bass flute). It's a beautiful object in and of itself and has a great bass sound. I'm very happy I decided to acquire this flute (...)"

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Steve Delaune / USA

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"La atención fue excelente, el tiempo de envío aun mejor y la flauta (G3 Hitoyogiri Bass flute) es una gema. Muy bello trabajo (...)"

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Fernando Rojas / Colombia

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"The experience was very smooth, friendly and held well. Communication was fast and helpful, and considering I'm in a different country halfway around the world, the flute arrived quickly. It's a beautiful flute, well tuned and well made. Many thanks."

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James Mattingley / Bali, Indonesia