- Shamisen & Sanshin Craft - ASOVIVA Traditional Sanshin Set, New Wood Sanshin Minsa / Kasuri (Brown)

Asoviva's Traditional Sanshin Set is truly comprehensive and a perfect choice for everyone, regardless of skill level. Whether you're a beginner interested in learning to play the sanshin, a professional musician or simply having fun, the set provides everything that you need to play anything you desire.

The set includes the following 15 items:
1. Your sanshin of choice (New Wood Sanshin, Tropication Sanshin or Traditional Artificial Snakeskin Sanshin) **For detailed specifications of each sanshin, please refer to the individual product page on Amazon of the sanshin you're interested in.
2. Soft carrying case
3. Bachi (a traditional pick)
4. Digital tuner (Korg Pitchclip Clip-On Tuner)
5. Note position labels
6. English manual - We provide a practice manual in English using the standard CDE chord chart system, which is easy for beginners to understand.
7. Basics of Okinawan Sanshin - Introduces the fundamentals of the sanshin, with arrangements by Kobayashi Makoto. Uses TAB, classical sheet music notation and traditional kunkunshi for each song. Will take you from an absolute beginner through to playing some of the most famous Okinawan folk and pop songs.
8. Instructional DVD - Teaches you the basics of the sanshin, from tuning and stance, to playing some traditional and fun songs. **Japanese language only.
9. Fun Sanshin Classroom (CD) - Includes the most popular traditional Okinawan songs, along with songs from Begin and The Boom.
10. Minsaa head cover **Color of the cover is subject to change.
11. Two sets of replacement strings
12. Spare solid ebony uma (bridge)
13. Silent uma - Reduces the sound of your sanshin to 1/10th of the normal playing volume.
14. Guitar pick - The sanshin can be played either with the bachi, or in any style you wish with a guitar pick.
15. Spare karakui (tuning peg)