Amid cold conditions at Marusan Hashimoto Co.'s studio, silk threads are stretched between hooks on pillars and excess glue wiped off with a cloth in a process for making strings for Japanese ...
NAGAHAMA, Shiga -- Production of silk strings for traditional Japanese instruments such as the shamisen and koto is at its seasonal peak in this western Japan town. At the workshop of Marusan ...
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Inside 60 years of Yamaha guitars – how the Japanese firm forged its own six-string path
Yamaha’s Yusuke Ota and Shingo Ekuni take a look back at key guitars and artists from the brand’s history ...
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