Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/646
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	shamisen
Subject
	321.312
Contributor
	Roger Vetter, Toby Austin
Type
	Japanese
Format
	40.2 in. length
Identifier
	420
Source
	East Asia
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Japan
Alternative Title
	syamisen
	sangen
	samisen
Medium
	wood
	string - synthetic
	membrane - mammal skin
	plastic
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Sankyoku Ensemble from Japan
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Asia
Provenance
	Grinnell College Music Department
String carrier design for chordophone
	lute - spike
	lute - spike
Resonator design for chordophone
	ring with membrane soundboard
String courses for chordophone
	single
Vibrational length for chordophone
	pressure bridge to ridge-nut
String tension control for chordophone
	friction peg
Method of sounding for chordophone
	plucking (direct)
Pitches per string course for chordophone
	one and multiple (by pressure stopping against fretless fingerboard)
Category of Instrument
	chordophone

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