Premium Red Sandalwood Gold-Inlaid Standard Size Chu-zao Shamisen

This is a high-quality rosewood shamisen with gold inlay, in the standard chūzao size. This is a masterpiece that would cost around 800,000 yen if purchased new today. Both sides of the skin are intact, so it is ready to be played immediately.
Additionally, the interior of the hard case is made of paulownia wood.
It protects against humidity, which is detrimental to shamisen skin.

The neck is made of extremely hard wood with gold inlay, considered the hardest type of rosewood, producing a superior tone.

There are no chips or cracks on the tenjin (headstock).

Overall length: 100 cm

Top of the neck: 26 mm

Body (gorin-dai size)

The skin on both sides was replaced in December of Reiwa 6 (2024) at a renowned shamisen shop in Tokyo.

Features:
- Komochi绫杉 (Ayasugi) body, gorin-dai size
- Higashi sawari (a type of buzzing mechanism)
- Non-slip pad for the body
- Tenjin cover
- Body cover (doukake)
- Tuning cord (one, two, and three strings)
- Japanese paper bag
- Long bag
- Hard case (with signs of age-related wear)

This is a used item, so please refrain from purchasing if you are sensitive to such details.

Please allow for slight errors as measurements were taken by an amateur.

The shamisen will be placed in the hard case, wrapped with cushioning material, and then shipped.