Compact, easy-to-carry, and easy-to-play Okinawan sanshin for beginners, brand new, unused. Compared to standard sanshin, it's lightweight and easy for beginners to handle, with a medium size. The texture is the same as the advanced class. The skin stretched over the body is double-sided artificial skin, so there's no need to worry about the skin tearing, and no need to replace it. Neck: Nan'yo wood, glossy black lacquer Body: Double-sided artificial skin Dimensions: 75 x 18 x 9 cm Accessories: Sanshin cloth bag storage case Natural cap Strap (attached to the sanshin and shipped. Can be easily removed.) Kookoo-shi (fingering chart) stickers (pre-applied and shipped.) This is a sanshin body with a suggested retail price of 20,000 yen. Furthermore, we've created a great value set with popular beginner-friendly teaching materials. Additional items: ● Fun Okinawan Sanshin Textbook (with Kookoo-shi notation) ● Spare male string (1) ● Spare middle string (1) ● Spare female string (1) ● Spare uma (bridge) ● Sound-dampening uma (bridge to reduce sound) ● Tsume (plectrum) for playing the sanshin ● Pick ● Tuner ● Tuning chart