Hi goodpm/am, i have a question, can you use synthetic leather in shamisen? I am searching for skin alternatives besides animal skin and synthetic skin.
There’s two mechanics the skin would require to be remotely close to the real thing. It needs to be stretchable, and needs to be able to shrink back down afterwards. Most synthetics are very good at the first thing, but not the other, so the skin won’t be tight enough to produce good sound