How to recognize a Gidayu shamisen
The Gidayu shamisen looks cross-between a nagauta shamisen and a [...]
The difference between nagauta/jiuta shamisen
Though it’s easy to differentiate from the tsugaru shamisen by [...]
Kawa (skin)
When the skin is glued to the dou (body), extra [...]
Itomaki (tuning pegs)
The itomaki of a tsugaru shamisen are about 2.5cm at [...]