Hopefullythiswillhelpgetyouoffto a betterstartat a lowercostandgiveyou a listofthingsthat I wish I knewbefore I startedplayingtheshamisen, thefirstoneandbyfaroneofthemostimportantisthatshammysendonotlastforever.
We'regoingtoloopbacktothisonebecauseitconnectsto a lotoftheotherpoints, buttheyareverymuchanexpendableresourcethatwearsdownovertimeandthatcomesinbigwhenyou'rechoosingwhatlevelofshammysendoyoubuy?
Doyoubuyexpensiveoneagain, aswegetintothelaterpoints, I justwantyoutounderstandrightatthebeginning, thatunlike a lotofinstrumentslikeguitar, youdon't justbuy a shammysenandhaveitforever.
Andtheshortansweristheydon't, notforverylongatleast, especiallyifyouhave a freshnewsetofstringsonyourshamisen, they'llgooutwithinmomentsofplayingyou'llbeplayingandallof a suddenitwillbeoutoftuneandyou'vegottatuneagain.
Thisissuch a definingfeatureoftheshamisen, especiallytheSubarushamisen, thatyouwilloftenseeplayerstuningtheirshamisenastheyplaythesong.
これは三味線、特にスバル三味線の特徴で、曲を弾きながら三味線を調弦している姿をよく見かけます。
Nowyoucanmitigatethis a bitbykindofstretchingoutyourstringsatthebeginning, whenyouplay, butaroundthetimethatyourstring's finallysettleandtheygettothepointwherethey'refullystretchedoutmoreoftenthannot, they'llbreakprettysoonafterthat, it's notuncommontosee a shamisenplayerevenbreak a stringinthemiddleof a performanceorinthemiddleof a competitionandifthathappensthatisitin a performance, maybetheycanquicklyrestringandeveryone's waitingandit's a littlebitawkwardorthey'llhave a backupshamisen.
Butin a competition, ifyoubreak a stringinthemiddleyouareoutanditissomethingthathappensinsanelyoften.
でも、大会では、途中で弦が切れるとアウトだし、そんなことはめちゃめちゃよくあることなんです。
Nowthereare a bunchofothersmallfactorslikemakingsurethatyoudonottouchthewoodontheinsidehereoftheTamaki, thetuningpegsthatwhereyournaturalhandoilsdon't getinthere.
Itneedstobeplacedinsideofsomethingcalled a washyBouguereau, preferablyonewrappedinplasticthenwrappedupplacedin a nonzeroandclosedupin a caseandtheneverysingletimethatyouwanttoplayit, youneedtopullitbackout.
Eventheoneshere, I hadtopullthemoutoftheircasesandsetthemupjustforthisvideorecording.
ここにあるものも、このビデオ撮影のためにケースから取り出してセットアップしたものです。
Ifyouweretojustleaveyourshamisenlikethis, you'llruinyourshamisenisbasicallyalsotheyneedtobeplayednonstopbecauseoftheamountofnaturalmaterialin a shamisen.
I keepmineproperlywrappedupintheircaseand I keepthoselittledrypacks, like a tonofthoselittledrypacksandotheronesthattheydonoteatallthroughoutmycaseatalltimes.
And I trytokeepmyhousearound a solid 40% humidityaswell, hugechangesinhumiditycandothingslikeriptheskin, makeitmuchharderforittokeepintuneorifit's leftin a humidenvironmentandnottouchfortoolong, youcanevenseewarpingoftheneckandassoonassomethinglikethathappens, itisdonenowinthepastcoupleofyears.
EveryShammySenthat I haveherenowhavesyntheticskinswhichlast a lotlongerinprincipletheycouldlastforeverovertimethesoundwilldecrease, thevolumewilldecrease, itwillloosenupsoit's everyfive, maybe 10 years, itwouldstillbegoodtoreplaceit.
Buttheycanstillrunyou a prettypennyandwithouttherightknowledgeonhowtoproperlytakecareofyourbodyoryourshamisen, theneck, theskin, allofit, yourcostscangrowquite a bit, especiallybecausetheshamisenitselfisn't cheapandthisiswhere I wanttotalk a littlebitabouttheshamisenbeinganexpendableresource.
I alwaysrecommendpurchasing a shamisenfrom a reputablejapanesedealer.
三味線は必ず信頼のおける日本の販売店から購入することをお勧めします。
I willlinkoneinthedescription, theymakethishere, theshovel, whichis a beautifulbeginnershammysenaswellasthisonerighthere, whichisprobablybyfarthebestentrylevelshamisenthatyoucanget.
Butifyougotoocheaponshamisen, yourbiggestriskisthatitwillbemadeoutofsoftwoodorhardwoodthatdoesn't reallyresonatewell, whichmeansyou'reeithergoingtoget a badsoundorthemostlikelyscenarioisyou'regoingtoget a shamisenthatovertimetheneckoftheshamisenwearsdownquite a bit.
It's oneofthereasons I don't recommendthelowestlevelshamisenbecausethewoodthatthey'remadeofisjusttoosoftandyou'rereallyonlygoingtohavethatshamisenformaybe 5 to 10 yearsofregularpractice.
三味線は木が柔らかいので、5年から10年ぐらいしか使えないと思いますから。
Theriffsaremissingbackhere.
リフがここに戻ってきたのが物足りない。
Thisismyfirstevershamisen.
初めての三味線です。
Itis a lowlevelshamisenandwithinabout 3 to 4 yearsofplayingit.
レベルの低い三味線で、3~4年ぐらいで弾けるように。
Thenextstartedtoreallyweardown.
次が本当に消耗し始めたのです。
Gotitplannedout.
計画通りです。
I think I'vegotaboutonemoretimethat I'd beabletoplanitoutbeforeitwouldn't beusableanymore.
使えなくなる前に、あと1回くらいは企画できそうな気がするんですけどね。
Honestly, I wish I hadpaidjust a littlebitmorefor a midlevelshamisen.
正直なところ、もう少しだけお金を出して中級の三味線を買えばよかったと思います。
Afterthat I hadsavedupandupgradedtothisone, whichis a highlevelshamisen, which I haveprobablyplayed 3 to 4 timestheamountthat I playedthatone, Howmanyyearsofhim?
Butknowingthatthesetypeofgapsandthesedifferencesexistis a startingpointthat I wish I hadwhen I firststartedtimingsensebecause a lotofpeoplewouldjumpinandgoascheapaspossibleifyou'regonnagoascheapaspossible.
I canseethisoneeasilylasting 10 plusyearswithoutissueoneofourlastpointsandthisonetendstobe a reallybigsurpriseforpeopleisthatlearningtoplaysongsontheShamisenisnotlikelearningtoplaysongsontheguitar, you'renotgoingtositdownandpickup a songin a dayor a weekwhileyoumightbeabletopickupthebasictuneof a songwithin a dayor a week.
この三味線は、10年以上問題なく使えると思います。
Gettingtheintricaciesandproperlyplaying a songwell, cantakeyoumonthsifnotyearsinordertodo.
曲の複雑さを理解し、正しく演奏するためには、何年もかかるかもしれない。
Infact, themainsonginSecuritymeetingcalledcigarettejoanGarabashiis a songthateachplayerhastheirownrendition, theirownversionofandspends a lifetimeworkingonandperfecting.
I likeinShamisenlessto a musicalinstrumentandmoretoogolforbowlingorsomethinglikethatwithbowlingandgolf, you'renotgoingtoget a perfectscoreorholdingone's allthewaythrough.
Now, ifyou'reinterestedinhearingmoreexamplesofthis, I did a Shamisenvideomaybeabout a yearand a halftomaybetwoyearsagothat I willlinkupabovethattalksaboutwhatit's liketoactuallyplaytheshamisenandalloftheintricaciesandeverythinglikethat.
Infact, ifyou'reonthefenceaboutplayingtheshamisenandthisvideohasn't givenyouenoughinformation, I wouldhighlyrecommendtryingoutatleast a monthofthoseshamisenlessonsandlookingatthebasicstuff, thestuffthattalksabouthowtoproperlytakecareoftheshammysenandeverythingthatgoesintoshamisenownership.
A lotofpeoplegettheirshamisenandthenaresurprisedoroverwhelmedbytheamountofcarethatittakesjusttoownoneofthesenowassomebodywhohasbeenplayingtheshoppingcenterforwellover a decadeandhasdonesoprofessionallyhereinJapanonstageontelevisionandeverything, I cantellyou, thisis a journeythatisvery, verymuchworthit.
I hopethatthishasgivenyoueither a, a startingpointforyourownshamisenjourneyorbeenoughcontextthatthenexttimeyouheartheshamisen, you'relike, wow, I didn't knowthat.
Oh, see, look, they'retuninginthemiddleofthesongandyoucanenjoyitjust a littletinybitmore.
あ、ほらほら、曲の途中でチューニングしてくれるから、ほんのちょっとだけ楽しめるよ。
I willalsolink a playlistofshammysenrelatedvideosattheendofthisvideoforanybodywhoismoreinterestedaswellasmyoriginalshamisenonlychannelwhichisliterallyjustshamisenmusicattheend, Thankyousomuchforjoiningtoday.
最後に三味線関連の動画を集めたプレイリストと、三味線音楽だけのオリジナルチャンネルをご紹介します。
I hopetherestofyourdayisbeautifuland I willtalktoyouagainrealsoon, Youknowwhat, ithasbeenborderlinepainfultosithereandhold a shamisenforthisentirevideoandnotdoanyplaying.
このビデオの間ずっと三味線を持っていて、何も弾かないというのは、ちょっと辛いですね。
Soseeit's outoftune.
だから、チューニングが狂っているのがわかる。
I tuneditatthebeginningandit's, itisalreadyoutoftune.
最初にチューニングをしたのですが、もう、チューニングが狂っているんです。
I wonderifthisonewillgetmeflagged.
これ、フラグが立つかなぁ。
I'vewantedtodo a shammysenrelatedvideoforsolongwithalltheshamisentripsthatwe'vebeendoing.