Compact, easy to carry, and easy to play, this is a new, unused Okinawa sanshin for beginners. Compared to standard sanshin, it's lightweight and easy for beginners to handle, with a medium size. The quality is the same as that of higher-grade instruments. The skin stretched over the body is double-sided artificial skin, so there's no need to worry about it tearing, and you won't 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 before shipping; can be easily removed) * Kunkunshi (fingering chart) sticker (pre-applied before shipping) This is a sanshin body with a suggested retail price of 20,000 yen. We've created a great value set with popular beginner-friendly teaching materials. Additional items: * Fun Okinawa Sanshin Textbook (with kunkunshi 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 New, unused