Homemade Shamisen - Tsugaru Jonkara Bushi

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Complete with an out-of-tune ending! (yay?) Here we see one of the brother's Abbott playing Tsugaru Jonkara Bushi amidst the blades of grass

Category:

Music

Tags:

• japan
• tsugaru
• shamisen
• jonkara
• bushi

[9innail]

wow awesome man! i play guitar, but want a shamisen sooooo bad!!!

[fiddlefella]

Ah! When you get a shamisen, you should also get Shamisen of Japan! shamisenofjapan . c o m. It is the only English book that can teach you shamisen!

Those guitar skills will come in handy when playing the shamisen! :-) Not that the shamisen and guitar are very similar, but all stringed instruments share a connection

[Yakamashimaru]

How much was it to make a Shamisen? I might consider doing that because it's expensive to buy one.

[fiddlefella]

Well, it all depends on the quality of wood the tools required. Not counting the tools needed, I would say a shamisen with quality wood can cost. . . oh. . . $100?

I heartily support you! Ganbatte yo!

[Yunibrow]

this was the first video i saw of this guy and it is pretty ausme. what skin is this

[fiddlefella]

Thanks! :-)

The skin used on this video is thin goat skin. Later, I put on thick dog skin and it sounds much better.

[ImmortalReaver]

How long have you been playing shamisen? Also would you be able to make some to sell?

[AkiraKenshin]

Would you ever consider making and selling them?

[AkiraKenshin]

crazy!!! How the hell did you make your own shamisen, that's truly as insane as your playing! I want to pick up the Shamisen but it is quite expensive and there's not a lot of expertise in my region. Fortunately my friend has a Sanshin so maybe I can borrow it off of him. Would you ever consider making and selling them?

Great stuff!

[AkiraKenshin]

crazy!!! How the hell did you make your own shamisen, that's truly as insane as your playing! I want to pick up the Shamisen but it is quite expensive and there's not a lot of expertise in my region. Fortunately my friend has a Sanshin so maybe I can borrow it off of him. Would you ever consider making and selling them?

Great stuff!

[AkiraKenshin]

crazy!!! How the hell did you make your own shamisen, that's truly as insane as your playing! I want to pick up the Shamisen but it is quite expensive and there's not a lot of expertise in my region. Fortunately my friend has a Sanshin so maybe I can borrow it off of him.

Great stuff!

[Yakamashimaru]

Haha arigato! Thanks for the 'ganbatte yo'.

$100 is awesome with me. I'm normally a marimbist, but I love shamisen!