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The Shamisen
Books
Adriaansz, Willem. (1978).
Introduction to Shamisen Kumiuta,
Frits Knuf B.V.- Buren-The Netherlands
DeFerranti, Hugh. (2000).
Japanese Musical Instruments: Images of Asia.
London: Oxford University Press.
Groemer, Gerald. (1999).
The Spirit of Tsugaru: Blind Musicians, Tsugaru- jamisen, and the Folk Music of Northern Japan,
Harmonie Park Press.
Malm, Willam P. (2001).
Traditional Japanese Music and Musical Instruments.
Kodansha International.
Internet
Shamisen - tunings and playing techniques
http://www.promusica.or.jp/english/06_3shamisen.html
How a shamisen is made
http://shofu.pref.ishikawa.jp/shofu/geinou_e/gakki/sangen_e/sangen3_e.html
Video - The making of shamisen
(Narration in Japanese only, but video is excellent; you can probably follow without understanding the language)
http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/tra/goods08.html
Shamisen - Brief history and description
http://www.geocities.com/sljohnson1980/shamisen1.htm
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