Gottan question

Hi everyone,

Can someone tell me if the gottan is a basic version on a shamisen? I know it has a wood top , does it have a back?

I am currently building cigar box guitars and was thinking of making a gottan that way.

Tim

Hi and welcome. You can take a look at the bottom of the page.
http://bachido.com/store/standard-shamisen

Thank you Patrick, really would like to find measurements for it