Gagaku biwa gakubiwa 雅楽琵琶 楽琵琶

A master biwa craftsman from Kyoto strumming one of his creations. He makes and repairs all kinds of biwa, including replicas of the famous gogenbiwa. His instruments are currently used in the Imperial Court of Japan for ceremonies and concerts.

Normally the sound of the gagaku biwa is quite rough but as you can tell his biwas have a very beautiful sound.

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• Gagaku
• biwa
• gakubiwa
• 雅楽琵琶
• 楽琵琶
• traditional
• Japanese
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• world

[jin54363]

do you know how much costs this instrument?

[Obakedake]

@jin54363

About $7,000...

[Chichiri520]

I like the Biwas that have the sitar like sound. Which ones are the ones with the sawari or sitar like sound?

[Obakedake]

That would be the Satsuma biwa, and to a lesser extent, the Chikuzen biwa.

[bshwalker]

So what is this gentleman's name? He looks so kind and peaceful. I absolutely love everything about this video. If you could post another one of him playing a bit longer, it would be perfect!

Is this type of Biwa played slower than the others or does it get fast and explosive?

Thanks for posting this. It's real gem!

[lehua16]

My grand mother's brother was a Biwa teacher in Japan. Is it hard to learn? I have few instruments left, some are Shamisen. Others I don't know but looks like Biwa. Can you take lessons in Japan?

[HijioriDollKokeshi]

@Chichiri520 Please don't compare biwa to that. I hate the sound of that instrument and it;s realitives. I can't even say it's name. It makes me want to puke. BIwa is nice, thats not

[nsgfunk]

I've never heard a biwa like that... awesome, thanks for posting.

[Obakedake]

If I can get some footage next time I will. Usually when I'm there I'm just getting some repairs or service done so he's not actively making anything.

[darthsion71]

can youy put a video on youtube of him making a biwa?