I wanted to ask for help, and my question to this wonderful community is that, I have my Tsugaru Shamisen (sorry if i spelled that wrong) and I am trying to figure out how I should go about installing my Azuma Sawari into my Tsugaru Shamisen because I want to switch this over to the left handed side of my Tsugaru Shamisen. All opinions are welcome here and I would love to hear some feed back from everyone
Hi Trevion!
Thanks for your question! (You spelled Tsugaru Shamisen correctly, by the way 
) Not to hock my own wares, but I would recommend checking out my book Shamisen of Japan. detailed instructions are given about installing azuma sawari, as well as everything else. (http://bachido.com/products/shamisen-of-japan)
The only difference is that it would be installed on the right side. 
Cheers!
Kyle
Indeed, buy a copy of “Shamisen of Japan”. Here’s a picture of my Azuma Sawari, made “per the book”:
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My, that is a beautiful sawari, Dan. What is the block made from? It fits nicely with the color of the kamigoma.
The block is a bit of fossilized mammoth ivory. My neighbor gave me a chunk that I’ve been cutting up for guitar nuts and saddles.
By the way, this is the kamigoma of Celia Olson’s shamisen; the wood is African Padouk.