Thursday, November 18, 2010

Some misunderstandings of Shamisen-1

Recently, Shamisen have become especially popular among people around the world.
I received a flurry of inquiries via our eBay store.
I surprised that there are some persons who are very familiar with Shamisen.
But, it seems that there are not sufficient information of Shamisen on internet.

It may surprise you to learn that Shamisen's tune is not decided. Because Shamisen is an instrument for accompaniment, so it will change to fit vocal quality.

Next, I explain about a part of neck that called "Sao". Sao is usually divided into three.
If you find a not-separated Shamisen anywhere, you think better it's a practice one, it's very cheap.



Look at the joint, all joints has grooves. This is the evidence of high quality.
It prevent a warpage, and improve the quality of the sound.

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