So, this nohkan is a resin model. It's totally up to the job, so much of nohkan playing is about the expressive nature of individual technique that it can be as much of a professional instrument as any in the right hands. Every nohkan is different. What is special about the more expensive bamboo flutes is that their tone color is *more* different from each other than resin, due to the handmade processes and natural materials. The difference between an inexpensive plastic nohkan and a fancy bamboo one is character, not quality. Taikoshop seems to be very good about quality on all instruments regardless of price. If you're playing in a traditional noh situation, you want a bamboo instrument because the unique qualities of each flute match the unique nature of each performance in the tradition. If you want to do what I do and use nohkan for multiple purposes, it's good to have a resin instrument that is weather-resistant. Different purposes, but you're still getting excellent quality control from the distributor in Kyoto.

Once again I am very happy with the purchase. Of course, the resin is not bamboo, but considering the relationship between quality and price, it is worth it. Furthermore, the resin has the advantage of not having problems with humidity or sudden changes in temperature. I believe that the nohkan, of all the transverse flutes, is the most amazing. If you try to play a known melody using the usual fingerings, the result is something extraordinary, never heard before, a new universe of sound opens up. I play free jazz - free improvisation, and I love nohkan very much, I find it a very suitable flute to play these types of music, a new incentive for creativity.

While I’ve never actually played or even held a Nohkan before, it seems like a very serviceable beginner’s flute to me. The resin should weather changes in temperature and humidity quite well. It is low-maintenance, solidly built and quite playable.

Again, a beautiful instrument with a beautiful tone!! I love this instrument so much!! Thank you for such a beautiful instrument!!