> I will crank it up, just for fun. Where do you get you "silk thirds" if > I may ask?
Land of the Fish, Japan. My teacher kindy gave me her instrument, and with it a whole load of strings, to last me a life time. But there are shops galore in Japan that supply silk to shami players. It's quite a fad these days, shamisen playing. Mostly Tsugaru, but still. David - will play shami in Gijon this Summer. Beware ... -- ******************************* David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html