Sho is one of the primary woodwind instruments used in Gagaku music of the Imperial Court.
Material: bamboo pipes and plastic mouthpiece.
Dimension: 460mm × 80mm
Weight: 320g
Attention Customer,
Please be advised that this is a Pre-Sale Listing.
Orders for japanese court musical instruments from all over the world have increased rapidly.
Therefore, for Sho that we cannot increase production rapidly because they are handmade, we deliver them in order from many customers who have already received orders, so it will take about 6 months for delivery if we receive orders now.
The item will be ordered to manufacturer as soon as we confirm your payment.
Therefore, the item will be shipped approx. 6 months from the payment received date.
Please select any one which you want among set items and accessories of the following list.
Only Sho:
1. Sho
Special set:
1. Sho
2. Brocade bag
3. Hard case
However, the color and pattern of the brocade bag and hard case of the image are sample, so shipping item has the color and pattern at random.
The seventeen pipes of the sho are made of thin bamboo tubes with equal thickness and different length.
Because of the different lengths, each pipe has a different pitch.
A metal reed is attached to the wooden pipe on the bottom of each bamboo pipe.
When this reed vibrates, the air between the reed and the closed upper end of the bamboo pipe resonates and produces sound.
Each pipe has a finger hole that needs to be covered for the pipe to emit sound; therefore pipes with uncovered holes are naturally muted.
Finally, the seventeen pipes are set in a circular wind chamber in which air is blown through the mouthpiece.
The sho cannot produce sound when the reed is moist, so performers must occasionally dry the area where the reeds are attached. To that effect, performers often have on their side an electrical heater.
The sho player producing sound by breathing through the instrument while inhaling and exhaling. However, of the seventeen bamboo pipes, only fifteen produce sound.
The price is charged per each 1 item.
Shipping type：EMS (Express Mail Service) or DHL
--- If your package arrives damaged ---
1. If the package which damaged during delivery are delivered to you because the regular sales products inspected finally in Japan are shipped by all means, please consult with me at first.
2. Futhermore, if the item was broken and delivered, please keep the package and declare the loss or damage to the shipping carrier.
3. Please immediately present the article, the container, wrapping, packaging, and any other contents received in damaged condition to the shipping carrier for inspection, and please fill out a damage report.
Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.
Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up - do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.
We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" -US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior.
We ship the item from Japan.
Our products are 100% authentic.
We never trade fake.
The items are always packed up very carefully.
Therefore, the regular sales products inspected finally in Japan can be received in complete condition.
If you have any questions, please contact me.