HOW TO CARE FOR THE SHAKUHACHI?
Emergency instructions

What will you do if your instrument suddenly cracks? Here, I will show some stopgap measures.
The following measures will apply to small cracks, but if your instrument cracks the whole length, it should be immediately soaked in water over 8 hours. I have had my instruments crack, and the most important thing is to stay calm and take care of the problem as soon as possible.

<Tools>

plastic bag , rubber bands , towel

sStep 1t
At first, moisten the towel and wrap it around the shakuhachi.

. Be careful not to let the towel actually come into contact with the crack, because the towel will jam itself in the crack after the crack closes up.





sStep ‚Qt
Fix the towel with rubber bands.












sStep ‚Rt
Put the instrument and towel in a plastic bag and leave to soak overnight.

It's advisable to undertake repair work on the instrument when it is moist. If the crack doesn't close up, repeat the process once more.

I've found that through this process you can close most all cracks. If the crack still persists, leave the instrument wrapped in the moist towel or in water one more night.
Sometimes the cracks will join together slightly askew. This doesn't seem to affect the sound. My roku sun did this, but I still use it for recordings and concerts.