For me drum body banjo sound better. For me Kankara sanshin works with good tin also. I have kankara sanshin measures
Scale lenght is 570mm. I also have some good cookie tins.
My problem is neck wood and strings. One idea was to use tool
handel(broom stick etc.) I only use geared tuners. I can get aspen from hardwear store. Better wood from estonians how deals with guitar wood.
Problem is it’s expensive. I only have power drills, sanding bench, dremel and hand tools.
Broomsticks are made of aspen. What wood for neck Is recomended ?
I Know its need to be hardwood. Sanshin necks looks like ebony, macassar, rosewood, wenge, ziricote.