ART. 10. T. TEHADA. 



The name syakuhati is derived from the length of the pipe, 

 wliich is 1 syaku^^ and 8 {hati) sun, for the Japanese key itikotu 

 (d). However, in pipes in popular use the length differs, varying 

 from ca. 1.2 syaku to 2.1 syaku. To give the octaves of the 

 proper syakuhati a pipe 1.2 syaku long is used. Of late, the 

 instrument has been occasionally played with a violin, in unison 

 after the Japanese manner. In this case the length of the pipe 

 is 2.1 syaku, giving c, for the gravest tone. 



Moreover, a simple melody is oiten played in unison with 

 two pipes of different lengths, 1.7 and 1.0 syaku, using different 

 positions of the finger-holes for the two l)ipe^•, whose gravest 

 tones (litter by an interval of a whole tone. 



The pipe is cut from well seasoned bamboo (Phyllostachys 

 Quilioi, Iviv.) near its loot in such a way that both its ends cor- 

 respond to knots in the bamboo. The compactness of the tissues 

 is the important factor determining the quality of the note. The 

 bamboo must be neither too hard nor too soft. This compact- 

 ness is in some measure estimated from its density. There is a 

 traditional receijH for the choice of the bamboo viz., that a 

 proper syakuludi with a i)eriphery of 3.7 su.n at the uppermost 

 linger hole, must have weight of about 100 uLomine-'-MÖ gr., 

 when perfectly dried. 



\\\ n. I, is reproduced a photograph of a syakuhati in the 

 possession of Mr. K. Uehara of the Tokyo Musical Academy, 

 a virtuoso on the instrument. The pipe has five lateral openings, 

 f)ur in front, the uppermost being at the back. The centre of 

 the upper front hole is always a little above the middle of the 

 pijie. The lengths occupied by the consecutive frönt holes are ca, 

 1/9.Ö of tslie total length. The distance between the back hole 



1 1 »»/(t/:u=10 s«/i=0.öüö03 ui. 



