Hi everybody,
I want to suggest a report here at Bachido.com that would be interesting I think. Could someone write an article about the different kinds of Shamisen, like Jiuta x Nagauta x Minyo x Sanshin (yeah,I know it´s not really a shamisen…).
I was looking for a Tsugaru but when I was in Tokyo I played many different Shamisen at the shop and got a good deal for a minyo,which I bought. But is hard to find information in english on the web…
All the best, Anderson
Hi Anderson!
Have you checked out this page? - http://bachido.com/learn/basic/shamisen-styles
Though not much is mentioned about minyo, it might be of help to determine what kind of shamisen you want.
Cheers!
Kyle
Now I did 
Thanks Kyle.
My Shamisen is minyo and the guy at the shop told me is the closest model to a tsugaru. Appart from the thick neck and string gauge , do you think there’s a big difference?
Besides the size and skin thickness, there’s not much difference. (Well, that’s actually true for all shamisen 
) Tsugaru pieces can be played on a minyo shamisen.