Ito (strings)
Stock up on ito (strings) to keep your shamisen producing glorious sounds! Available in Silk, Nylon and Tetron.
Learn about shamisen ito and watch how to string a shamisen.
String gauge (thickness)
Higher-gauge strings are thicker, lower gauge strings are thinner. If you don’t have a preference, go with our recommended defaults.
~$31 USD
Ito Set (Tsugaru) 津軽 糸セット
Inludes one Ichi no Ito (2X), a pack of three Ni no Ito and a pack of five San no Ito.
~$24 USD
Ito Set (Nagauta) 長唄 糸セット
Inludes one Ichi no Ito, one Ni no Ito and one San no Ito.
~$6 USD
Ichi no Ito (Silk) 一の糸
The thickest string. Material – Silk. Recommended gauge: 25.
~$22 USD
Ichi no Ito 2X (Silk) 一の糸
This Ichi no Ito is double length, so you have enough string for two shamisen. Recommended gauge: 25.
~$5 USD
Ni no Ito (Tetoron) 二の糸
The middle string. Material – Tetoron Sold as a pack of three strings. Recommended gauge: 15.
~$5 USD
Nylon Ni no Ito (Nylon) 二の糸
The middle string. Sold as a pack of three strings. Recommended gauge: 15.
~$5 USD
San no Ito (Nylon) 三の糸
The thinnest string. Sold as a pack of five strings. Recommended gauge: 14.