![]() ![]() There are a few photos of the traditional stretching method that I sometimes use in the ground in my tent. These days now here in Thailand, I built a different sort of stretching jig that works equally well. Alberta on my dear friends David and Heidi’s land. You can see in the photographs that I stretched the hide on the dou in my tent that I lived in in S.W. Please click here for images of this instrument. Doukaki tied on with brain/smoke tan deerskin that I tanned myself. The Doukaki (top-edge body cover) is made with layers of paper and glue with a final layer using a beautiful paper made from Mulberry with Urushi (traditional laquer) in a black and red cherry blossom pattern. ![]() Note that the hide glue creates a sort of translucence where the hide is glued to the sides of the Dou and this creates a mottles appearance where the hide connects with the wood of the dou. If the Mai Rak itomaki are preferred there will be an addition $100 added to the cost because of the rarity of the wood.Ī thick calfskin is used for the Kawahari (stretched hide on the front and back of the Dou) glued on with Old Brown hide glue as opposed to the traditional rice glue. Note: I have recently made new pegs for this instrument from Mai Rak. Mai Rak is used for the Itomaki (pegs) and what is a sort of ‘cap’ at the end of the Tenjin (head/pegbox) is made with Snakebeam. Woods: Jatoba used for the Dou (body) and Mitsuori Sao (3 piece neck). I usually send two koma/bridges when I send out a shamisen and will include a bone one with this one for sure, just ’cause…Ī Tsugaru Shamisen made in the autumn of 2013. Made with Mai Daeng, the kawahari is goat skin and features a bone nut/kamigoma. This is a new shamisen that I’m doing the finishing touches on. catherinethompson/shamisen-calfskin-test Here is an audio link of me needling around on my own Shamisen that I recently kawahari’d to help get an idea of the type of sound that I’m getting from the calfskins that I am currently using for Shamisen. ![]() Indeed, if you wish to make your own Shamisen, which I heartily recommend, Kyle’s book, Shamisen of Japan is fantastic. I recommend as a source for Shamisen everything. Kyle Abbott runs it along with Masahiro Nitta and it is astounding what they have put together. You can look into this possibility at: /products/repair-skin I will drop my instrument price down by $50 in that case. For those that would like the Dou Kawahari in the traditional hide or the fairly new and promising FiberSen synthetic skin, please get in touch. I love the technical challenges as well as the areas that I can subtly input my own ideas to the traditional form. These instruments will include a calfskin Kawahari (the skins stretched on the Dou/Body) on both sides that I will put on myself and have a Mitsuori Sao (3 piece neck). These days Tsugaru Shamisen (in addition to Kora and Guitar) is a major focus in my instrument making world. ![]()
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