I haven’t visited the forums much as I’ve come to check out all the new shamisens and accessories that have been added to the store. But, I’ve been visiting this site for at least a year and a half now. Surprise, surprise at what I found.
Just recently I’ve found that Kevin Kmetz likes to stay here once and a while as well. That’s really cool because I first learned of you searching the internet for shamisen music! Although, knowing that Masahiro Nitta san is the God of Shamisen, I am a bit confused why you chose that name for your band 
Anyways, I’m extremely excited to get into the shamisen world of things, as well as Japanese culture. I used to play the alto saxophone and I’ll tell ya, I’m ten times more excited about the shamisen and it’s community.
Furthermore, Kyle Abbott, you rock man. He’s been messaging me back and forth for the last couple days, but being such the enthusiast he is I’d think he’d be too busy! Nope. I appreciate what you’re doing for us.
The main reason for this post, however, is that I’d like to find some individuals willing to mentor me. You see, I plan on going to Japan two years from now for a three week trip. I know the general rules of the Japanese language, however, I will need someone to practice with. No doubt, I’d like some jamming sessions when the time is right as well. I guess you could say, I am certain that I’m going to be an enthusiast just like everyone else here and I’d like to get to know ya’ll if you have the time.
