How can I be certain that the shakuhachi headjoint I order will fit perfectly into my silver flute body socket?
To size the headjoint to your flute body socket, it is necessary for me to have in hand a transverse headjoint that fits your flute or the instrument itself. To achieve an optimum fit, the tenon must be sized very precisely to within less than a of thousandth of an inch. Standards for socket diameters vary with each manufacturer and even amongst instruments made by the same company. Thus, each headjoint requires a custom precision match to your particular flute. I have all the tools on hand to do this and there is no extra charge for the service. If you are prefer not to send a flute or transverse headjoint, it is possible to have a local band repair person do the sizing. It’s a fairly simple procedure and avoids the necessity of having to ship your flute or headjoint. Another alternative is to use Tefon, scotch tape or paper shims. While not as elegant, this method allows you to use the headjoint on multiple flute bodies of different sizes. In either case, it would be helpful for me t
