New Wood Kokyu Unique to Japan Traditional Instrument similar Shamisen

Kokyu is a traditional Japanese string instrument, the only one played with a bow.
Although it was introduced to Japan from China along with the shamisen, its material, shape, and sound are unique to Japan.

Kokyu is similar in construction to shamisen, appearing like a smaller version of shamisen.
The body and skin of this Kokyu is made of wood, but until now the body of the traditional Kokyu has been covered only with animal skin.
Back side of body of it is left uncovered in order to increase volume and enhance the sound.
It has three strings and is played upright, with the horse hair-strung bow rubbing against the strings.

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The item will be ordered to manufacturer as soon as we confirm your payment.
The item will be shipped approx. 1 month from the payment received date.

Detail:
Neck : seringueira wood
Body : seringueira wood
Bow: bamboo, horse hair

Size:
Length: 87.0cm
Width: 19.0cm
Thickness: 8.5cm
Weight: 1.10kg

Please select any one which you want among set items and accessories of the following list.

Attention Customer,
For preventing a damage accident during shipment, it is shipped after each of parts of pegs etc is separated.

Only Kokyu:
1. Kokyu
2. Koma (Bridge)
3. Ito (strings)

Kokyu + Bow:
1. Kokyu
2. Koma (Bridge)
3. Ito (strings)
4. Bow
5. horse hair

Kokyu is the only Japanese traditional bowed string instrument.
It is vertically set up on knees, having three strings tuned in D-G-C (perfect 4th upward), or D-G-D (an octave, consisting of perfect 4th and 5th) as a standard setting, and do not have fret on the fingerboard.

On Kokyu playing, the body of the instrument is spun by left hand that also holds fingerboard, when moving form one string to another, unlike the string alternation on violoncello that depends on the angle of right had that holds a bow.

The kokyu has also been used in jazz and blues, with the American multi-instrumentalist Eric Golub pioneering the instrument's use in these non-traditional contexts.
One of the few non-Japanese performers of the instrument, he has recorded as a soloist as well as with the cross-cultural jazz band of John Kaizan Neptune.

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