Strings!

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#1

Okay! :stuck_out_tongue:

Strings are dyed yellowish due to the chemical the silk threads are dyed/soaked in when they are being all wound up into your strings it is to prevent bugs an such eating away at them and preserving the strings…

HOWEVER! I create this post to ask/enquire/ inspire others to do something else. How about other coloured strings for further personalisation to shamisen? Jamie would really like to get a black wood shamisen with red strings and red pegs.

Pink would be awesome aswell. :stuck_out_tongue: as you know pink is the best colour in the world. Is it possible for mutliple coloured strings? Or is there another reason to the yellow?

Let me know your colours/ colors you would like.

#2

Excellent question Cana!

So though it’s not silk strings for shamisen, we just discovered a new kind of string for ukulele. It’s a nylon/copper blend which is deep red colored.

http://www.aquilacorde.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=96&Itemid=265&lang=en

Very bright sounding. Now if they could be made for banjo, it’d be interesting to try for shamisen!

#3

Not silk, but nylon guitar strings (mostly flamenco ones) are often black or red coloured. So why not ?

#4

Anything is possible with modern synthetic strings. I think yellow is still used because it is traditional and shamisen is a traditional instrument. White strings would look nice on my nagauta, or maybe glow in the dark strings.

#5

omg glow in the dark <3
i LOVE anything glow in the dark

#6

even I’d be down for glow-in-the-dark

Kyle… I think we need to make something happen here!

#7

Pure white strings and play next to a blacklight.

Problem solved! :stuck_out_tongue:

#8

lol sounds more like a band-aid than a cure

But I have to admit, it sounds like something I wanna try lol

#9

I need glow in the dark markers too… maybe glowwy stars :stuck_out_tongue:

#10

I used waxed beading cord on my erhu and that comes in loads of colours. Think you can get different thicknesses as well.

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