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The No-Limits Shamisen! An otherwise standard high quality Karin shamisen…The No-Limits Shamisen! An otherwise standard high quality Karin shamisen with a unique base of the sao which extends to the edge of the dou, as opposed to swooping down (the shape which is called Hatomune) Important: This shamisen does NOT include any accessories required to play (no strings, plectrum, etc). Unless you already have accessories, please consider selecting The Tsugaru Shamisen Accessory Set option for all the essential items required to make your shamisen playable. Otherwise, by selecting The "No Limits" Shamisen only, you will receive the masterfully built shamisen in an unplayable condition. The Tsugaru's Shamisen Accessory Set consists of entry level items so users can get the most affordable option to start playing. If you'd like to select your own accessories (to get preferred colors, choose particular bachi, add extra strings, etc), please go to Essentials and choose the best items for yourself. Need help in curating your shopping list? Learn about the most essential items here! -
To learn more about The Heirloom Rose Shamisen or the…To learn more about The Heirloom Rose Shamisen or the accompanying accessory set, please click on their respective links below! Important: This shamisen does NOT include any accessories required to play (no strings, plectrum, etc). Unless you already have accessories, please consider selecting The Tsugaru Shamisen Accessory Set option for all the essential items required to make your shamisen playable. Otherwise, by selecting The Heirloom Rose Shamisen only, you will receive the masterfully built shamisen in an unplayable condition. The Tsugaru's Shamisen Accessory Set consists of entry level items so users can get the most affordable option to start playing. If you'd like to select your own accessories (to get preferred colors, choose particular bachi, add extra strings, etc), please go to Essentials and choose the best items for yourself. Need help in curating your shopping list? Learn about the most essential items here! -
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This is an incredibly exceptional Tsugaru Shamisen. This beauty was…This is an incredibly exceptional Tsugaru Shamisen. This beauty was hand crafted in Japan. It was purchased direct from the maker about 25 years ago, and all this time it's never been played. The joints fit as tightly as the day it was completed, and the itomaki fit as tight as if they were freshly fitted. These days most all Tsugaru Shamisen are partially made by machine, so to have a brand new tsugaru shamisen made entirely by hand is a rarity! This shamisen features Kinbozo (gold fittings in joints), Komochi Ayasugi (herring bone pattern in dou), Natural Skin, and Tsugaru-Nuri Doukake. The fantastic amount of high quality tochi figuring on the sao is almost impossible to find on brand new kouki shamisen these days, because the newly harvested kouki rarely has any figuring. Can be fitted with a free set of Elite Itomaki upon request! -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Kouki Sao and Tenjin Bachi: Premium stage bachi, practice wood bachi, and dual bachi case Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hakuho, White (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Condition: In near perfect condition Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, 2 Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro) -
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To learn more about the Sakura Shamisen please click on…To learn more about the Sakura Shamisen please click on the link below!Special Bonus!
To help you get started with your brand-new Sakura Shamisen, I am including several learning materials for free!- Bachido Shamisen Crash Course
- Premium Shamisen Course: Sakura
- Premium Shamisen Course: Tosa no Sunayama
- Premium Shamisen Course: Kase no Yakko Odori
- Premium Shamisen Course: Advanced Kamashi
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Kouki Sao and Tenjin Bachi: Premium stage bachi, practice wood bachi, and dual bachi case Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Kanade, White (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Condition: In near perfect condition Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, 2 Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro), and a Fujaku Strip -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Kouki Sao and Tenjin Bachi: Premium stage bachi, practice wood bachi, and dual bachi case Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki, White (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Condition: In excellent condition Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, 2 Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Kouki Sao and Tenjin Bachi:Â Premium stage bachi, practice plastic bachi, and dual bachi case Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki, Black (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Condition: In excellent condition, with only a shallow wearing out of the fingerboard (kanberi) Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, 2 Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro) -
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What a beauty this shamisen is! It was used by…What a beauty this shamisen is! It was used by Nitta san's student only at lessons (meaning, the shamisen remained at Nitta san's home and would only be used during one hour practice sessions) for only one year. Sao: Made from high quality Karin wood with a beautiful Shitan fingerboard. Itomaki: Made from ebony with the soragara (star shape) style. Dou: Standard 五分大 (Size 5), skinned with Hakuho Azuma Sawari: Installed with Bone Includes: Blueish/Purple Neo, Dou Gomu, and Strings. Sao has position markers attached. (They can be peeled off if desired) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Kouki Sao and Tenjin Bachi: Premium stage bachi, practice wood bachi, and dual bachi case Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki, White (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Condition: In excellent condition Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, 2 Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro) -
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Here's some stats about this used shamisen! Wood: Kouki Skin:…Here's some stats about this used shamisen! Wood: Kouki Skin: Hakuho (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Special Attachments: Zouge Itomaki Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Bekko Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Ito, Neo, Koma, Pitch Pipe) -
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Here's some stats about this used shamisen! Wood: Super high…Here's some stats about this used shamisen! Wood: Super high end Tochi (tiger stripe) Karin Skin: Hakuho (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Special Attachments: No-Slip Itomaki The "No-Slip Itomaki" attachment is made by Tokyo Wagakki. This attachment consists of gold discs with threaded screws. When installing, the maker begins by carefully drilling holes into the ends of the itomaki. Then, the threaded screw of the attachment is twisted into the new end-hole of the itomaki. With the threaded screw secured in the itomaki and the gold disc pressed against the zagane (gold fittings), the attachment prevents the itomaki from slipping out. Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Dou Gomu, Ito, Neo, No-Slip Itomaki) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood:Â Kouki Sao and Tenjin Itomaki: Premium Kouki Itomaki Bachi: Premium stage bachi, practice wood bachi, and dual bachi case Skin: Hibiki (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Wooden Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma,) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood:Â Kouki Sao and Tenjin Itomaki: Ebony, Big Itomaki Bachi: Premium stage bachi, practice plastic bachi, and dual bachi case Skin: Hibiki (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Wooden Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma,) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood:Â Kouki Sao, Shitan Tenjin Skin: Hakuho (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Wooden Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma,) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood:Â Kouki Sao and Tenjin Itomaki: Ebony, Star shaped Itomaki Bachi: Premium stage bachi, practice plastic bachi, and dual bachi case Skin: Hibiki (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Wooden Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma,) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood:Â Kouki Sao and Tenjin, Itomaki: Ebony Itomaki Bachi: Premium stage bachi, practice wood bachi, and dual bachi case Skin: Hibiki (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Wooden Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma,) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Karin Sao and Tenjin Bachi: High quality resin Bachi Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki Plus, White (synthetic skin) Sawari: En Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Condition: In excellent condition Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Shitan Sao and Tenjin Bachi: Premium stage bachi, practice plastic bachi, and dual bachi case Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, etc) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Karin Sao and Tenjin with a Shitan fingerboard Bachi: High quality resin Bachi Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki, White (synthetic skin) Sawari: En Sawari Neck: Futozao (thick neck) Condition: In excellent condition Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Amazing luxury Kouta, with crazy tochi figuring, golden joint fittings, and ayasugi carving in the Dou. Near perfect "supreme" level Dou panels cut and finishing selected from a highly figured Kouki block. Wood: Beautiful aged and highly figured Kouki Sao and Tenjin Bachi: Wood Bachi Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki (synthetic skin) Sawari: Yama Sawari Neck: Hosozao (thin neck) es (Doukake, Wooden Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma,) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: High grade Kouki Sao and Tenjin, with gorgeous Tochi figuring, and golden joint fittings Bachi: Wood Bachi Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki (synthetic skin) Sawari: Yama Sawari Neck: Hosozao (thin neck) Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Wooden Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma,) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Notes for this Shamisen: Kouki, straight grain, Nippon-Mizo Top grade Dou panel, Ayasugi -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Very rare wood Shirogouki Sao and Tenjin, Itomaki: Ebony Itomaki Bachi: Premium Nagauta Bachi with Bekko ears Skin: Hibiki (synthetic skin) Sawari: Yama Sawari Neck: Chuuzao (medium neck) Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Wooden Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma,) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Kouki Sao and Tenjin Bachi: refurbished Bachi Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki, Black (synthetic skin) Sawari: Yama Sawari Neck: Hosozao (thin neck) Condition: In great condition Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Kouki Sao and Tenjin Bachi: refurbished Bachi Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki, White (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Chuuzao (medium neck) Condition: In great condition Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Kouki Sao and Tenjin with rare high Tochi figuring, Dou with supreme quality cut and figuring Bachi: Premium Jiuta Bachi Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki (synthetic skin) Sawari: Yama Sawari Neck: Chuuzao (medium neck) Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Wooden Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma,) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Kouki Sao and Tenjin with rare high Tochi figuring, Dou with supreme quality cut and figuring Itomaki: Ebony Bachi: Wood Bachi Skin: Hibiki (synthetic skin) Sawari: Azuma Sawari Neck: Chuuzao (medium neck) Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Wooden Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma,) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Notes for this Shamisen: Kouta/Hauta Karin, Ippon-Mizo Interesting Dou Figure -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Figured Kouki Sao and Tenjin Bachi: refurbished Bachi Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki, Black (synthetic skin) Sawari: Yama Sawari Neck: Hosozao (thin neck) Condition: In great condition Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Figured Karin Sao and Tenjin Bachi: refurbished Bachi Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki, White (synthetic skin) Sawari: Yama Sawari Neck: Chuuzao (medium neck) Condition: In great condition Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro), and a Fujaku strip. -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Agend Kouki Sao and Tenjin Bachi: refurbished Bachi Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki, White (synthetic skin) Sawari: Yama Sawari Neck: Hosozao (thin neck) Condition: In great condition, with only a shallow wearing out of the fingerboard (kanberi) Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Kouki Sao and Tenjin, Dou with superior quality cut and figuring Bachi: Premium Jiuta Bachi, new in the box Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki (synthetic skin) Sawari: Yama Sawari Neck: Chuuzao (medium neck) Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Wooden Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma,) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Shitan Sao and Tenjin, Dou with high quality cut and figuring Bachi: refurbished Bachi Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki, White (synthetic skin) Sawari: Yama Sawari Neck: Chuuzao (medium neck) Condition: In great condition, with minor wearing out of the Kanberi Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro) -
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Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all…Everything you need to play! Suitable for beginners and all skill levels. Wood: Kouki Sao and Tenjin Bachi: refurbished Bachi Itomaki: Ebony Skin: Hibiki, White (synthetic skin) Sawari: Yama Sawari Neck: Chuuzao (medium neck) Condition: In great condition Includes: Everything shown in pictures (Doukake, Bachi, Yubikake, Ito Set, Dou Gomu, Neo, Koma, Naga Fukuro)
