As above said. I live in Thailand and there’s no store or anything here. I don’t have a Fujaku and I just start playing Shamisen so I think it would be great if I have a Fujaku for training. Is there a way I can make one? I don’t want to order it from overseas. Thank you!
Hi there.
I never used a fujaku, but when I first started my teacher marked a few positions on the neck with a bit of chalk.
If you have a tuner, you could use it to find the proper positions (we call them tsubo)
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Thank you! I’m super new to this. If possible, could you tell me what notes is for each marker?
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I am also very interested in marking my shamisen at the right places but don’t know what notes to be looking for.
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Tune to C at 442 hz:
0 C (open)
1 C# (just beneath the chibukuro)
2 D
3 D#
3# E
4 F (generally at the first joint of a misuori sao)
5 F#
6 G
7 G#
8 A
9 A#
9b B
10 C
If memory serves
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Thank you very much!
Please be aware that the exact placement for each position will change a little with your koma.
But these are the tone-relationships you want!
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