Repair Service
Repair of Shamisen
Do you have some troubles in repairing your shamisen? This company undertakes
general repairs such as upholstering kawa, adjust itomaki, and so on.
In addition to such above, there are a lot of positions we can repair, and we fix them
in our original ways.
Instances of Repair
Materials of Shamisen: Tenjin
Tenjin is a head of shamisen.
From left: rought, to right: refined.
Shamisen: Broken Saos (Necks)
This sao is extremely broken, but this company can repair it, and you can use it as
usual.
Materials of Shamisen: Raw woods
This is the raw woods for sao, or neck of shamisen, not processed.
Shamisen: Broken Hozo
Hozo is a junction part of Shamisen. This picture shows a broken hozo which is
absolutely useless. However, you can play the shamisen with the hozo after we
repair it.
Tools for Shamisen: Rulers
We use these rulers in making and repairing shamisens.
Scene of Repairing: Re-covering Kawas
We are re-covering kawas over the shamisen.
Scene of Repairing: Kamberi Repairs
We call the surface of sao as “Kan.” If you use your shamisen for long time, you will
find that kan is worn out and you can hear some bad noises. We call such a noise
as “bintsuki.” Our company use several kinds of grindstones, makes the kan flatter
and remove bintsuki.
Scene of Repairing: Sawari
This is important for a nice sawari.
Scene of Repairing: Itomaki Suge
This is the important work for not to move itomakis while you are playing the
shamisen.
Scene of Repairing: Change of Zoge Itomaki
We are changing the itomakis which are made of zoge.
Zoge itomakis are used for high-class shamisens.
