Has anybody ever come across one document that has all the shamisen related vocabulary on it?
The parts of the shamisen, the striking/playing terminology, etc
thanks.
Kyle’s book (extremely recommended for Tsugaru players, though minyo players in general could also really benefit from it) has an appendix in the back with a lot of terminology as to parts of the shamisen as well as technique, and throughout the detailing of how to build a shamisen, it introduces terms for all of the parts and steps of construction as well.
Hi Robert. You can check this link related to Gerry’s great thesis : http://bachido.com/blog/the-tsugaru-jamisen-its-origins-construction-and-music
Yes, it’s awesome… is also there a koto/juushichigen one?