Gyokusui Kono II 1.8 shakuhachi $2200. 441g. In many ways, this is a perfect shakuhachi. The tuning is right on A440, intonation is excellent. Every note can easily be brought to a fine focus. Powerful tone, a Gyokusui staple. The bamboo quality and aesthetics are right on. The third octave is particularly responsive on this flute. It plays easily up near the top end of the scale which makes it excellent for contemporary music as well as honkyoku and sankyoku. This was originally chosen from amongst the maker's stock by Kurahashi Yodo II. >>home