( ! ) LIMITED-EDITION DESIGN / STUDIO RECORDING HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUMENT ( ! )
(This product is not eligible for exchange or return, please read additional information as pre-order process and T&C policies).
From the bamboo forests to the stage, this is our motto that bets on the sound, look and feel of a high quality instrument ready for the professional stage.
Prepare to be mesmerized! The 'ONI' Limited Edition Flute is a magnificent creation, making its grand debut as part of our 2025 Collection!
This design is not merely an instrument; it's a piece of art, profoundly inspired by the captivating demons and ogres of magical Japanese folklore.
This is a rare, thrilling opportunity to truly make this exceptional piece your own! Personalize it in either the revered Jinashi style (natural interior with a subtle varnish, allowing the wood's spirit to sing) or the masterful Jiari style (a specially formulated interior mix and lacquer for unparalleled control and projection). Both extraordinary options will feature a meticulously crafted, precision-inlaid 'Bat' style mouthpiece, and will be fashioned with the utmost dedication to quality that is our hallmark.
For this super exclusive collection, please be aware: we hold an extremely limited stock. This scarcity is dictated by the availability of select, thick-walled bamboo that has been aged, cured, and seasoned for a remarkable 4 to 5 years! This incredible dedication to preparation ensures a truly magnificent resonance and a bamboo worthy of this utterly exceptional collection.
Don't wait! Seize this chance to own a legend and experience the deep, powerful soul of the 'ONI' Flute!"
The Gem series Shakuhachi is our special limited edition high-end flutes designed and handcrafted by Zapata sensei that features the best specifications, sound, look and technological design for the best blowing and sounding experience.
Its precision inlay design mouthpiece is unique and designed by Master Ricardo Zapata. Thanks to this cutting-edge mouthpiece design and accurate tuning, it can effortlessly play three registers (ryo, kan and daikan). This flute can offer by choice extended Utaguchi angle technology, Zapata sensei's own style of luthiery that allows a more open angle than the traditional standard in the architecture of the mouthpiece construction design, its benefit is to obtain up to 3 semitones downward from its main key when properly executed in a dai-meri technique.
Benefits of a KOUMORI UTAGUCHI Cutting-edge precision mouthpiece:
- Its inverted triangular blowing area offers a distinctive timbre to the blow of the air in the inlaid design area.
- By having a wide mouthpiece design and with a closed but deep circumference, it allows you to accurately obtain notations in its three registers, as well as to play with blowing effects, angles and directions to create different harmonics along its blowing edge.
- Exclusive design found only in the Zapata sensei flutes.
These shakuhachi are crafted from the finest selection root-end bamboo to create a perfect wind instrument with an unmatched tone that only the colombian bamboo can offer.
This bamboo has been grown at 1000-1400 meters altitude and strengthened by different temperatures for almost 3 years. Cured and dried for 4-5 years before the flute is handcrafted in a delicate and patient process personally performed by master Zapata to obtain a flute ready for concert, studio recording or home training practice.
The quality of this bamboo is characterized by the fact that it has been used by the Colombian construction industry for many years in large-scale architectural constructions due to its physical-mechanical properties as a renewable alternative to conventional materials.
The flutes have a natural balance given by the weight of the same thickness of bamboo with root end. The beauty of the serration of their roots is preserved to give an unique and beautiful aesthetic. Most of them have a natural curvature that beautifies the instrument in its design.
Each flute includes: Certificate of authenticity, blowing and notation instructions sheet (fingering chart according to the key of the flute), clothing bag made of resistant fabric to protect the instrument (cloth bag is delivered according to availability, reference photo). Flute stand sold separately.
VERY IMPORTANT: When choosing bass flutes from key A 2.3 and up, please indicate the location of your hands when holding the flute, this information will be used to locate the holes of the flute you are ordering. We recommend listening to the video that shows each tone and tessitura of the instrument according to its key, so you can get a better approach to the sound, tone and key you are looking for. The longer the flute, the deeper the sound.
( ! ) Reference photos. All of our Shakuhachi flutes in this series are similar in bamboo appearance and aesthetics. The other decorative items shown in the photographs, other than the flute and cloth bag, are not included with the purchase of this product ( ! ).
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( ! ) Each Shakuhachi is inspected and handcrafted by the master Ricardo Zapata. Professional bamboo flute instrument of high quality. All the zen flutes are made of selected colombian bamboo and each of them is labeled with the hanko of Ricardo Zapata (logo seal). This instrument has been accurately tuned. Quality audition proof to the owner personally made by Zapata Sensei to demonstrate the tuning and audio perfection for this instrument. ( ! )
( ! ) The MUMON RYU JIARI SERIES® BX3 KOUMORI-GUCHI and HICHO-GUCHI precision inlaid mouthpiece designs are the exclusive property and creation of master Ricardo Zapata©. Any copy or reproduction of these registered designs are prohibited. ( ! )
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Oni Shakuhachi Limited Edition
Our D4, B3, and A3 key flutes are 100% compatible with our courses.
