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🪈 TODAY'S TRADITIONAL CRAFT Bamboo cut, dried and shaped by hand into a shakuhachi flute — in a workshop that has been doing this for over a century (files.mastodon.online)
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🪈 TODAY'S TRADITIONAL CRAFTBamboo cut, dried and shaped by hand into a shakuhachi flute — in a workshop that has been doing this for over a century.Every node measured, every hole placed by ear until the pitch is exact. No two flutes sound the same.The bamboo decides. The craftsman listens.@anvilgrit#globalmuseum #shakuhachi #bambooflute #traditionalcraft #handmade #craftsmanship

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[–] 1 point 1 week ago

What a great example of prioritizing the goal. Start with the traditional techniques and incorporate modern technology when it actually makes the product better. Not just progress for the sake of progress.

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