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Shamisen 2020 Update: Sold Out

After 130 years of making shamisen, the workshop 'Tokyo Wagakki' was critically close to ending business due to the Coronavirus. Fortunately, thanks to the support of the entire shamisen community inside and outside of Japan, Tokyo Wagakki received enough donations to stay open! Our deep gratitude to everyone who supported [...]

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2020 Update: Available Shamisen

After 130 years of making shamisen, the workshop 'Tokyo Wagakki' was critically close to ending business due to the Coronavirus. Fortunately, thanks to the support of the entire shamisen community inside and outside of Japan, Tokyo Wagakki received enough donations to stay open! Our deep gratitude to everyone who supported [...]

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2022 Update: Refreshed Shamisen

Since releasing the Beginner’s Shamisen in 2015, the maker build these instruments from his large supply of 30 year old Karin wood. Materials were much cheaper then, and allowed him to offer these shamisen much more affordably. However, as of mid-2022, the maker depleted his supply due to the overwhelming [...]

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2022 Update: ShamiBuddy V3 (SOLD OUT!)

Final ShamiBuddy Release! (July 1st, 2022) At last, the newest ShamiBuddy is here! Built with Cherry, Maple and Black Walnut, this is the most luxurious model I've made, and the colors match so perfectly! I've fixed some small "bugs" here and there, but basically the build quality is about the [...]

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2021 Update: ShamiBuddy V2

Update to the Update: Sold out within 27 hours! For the initial release of the original ShamiBuddy, I endeavored to build 100 instruments, making it my top priority assuming it would take years to sell out. To my surprise, the original 100 ShamiBuddy (released in 2019) sold out within 5 [...]

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