470 shinteki

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Japan
bamboo; L. 37.6cm
fingerholes: 6 ; soundhole: 1 ; ornamental holes: back 2
range: ca. 2 oct.
the upper end is missing

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A rather short version of the shinteki. Used in minshigaku (the Chinese-style chamber ensemble of Japan) as well as by children and amateurs to play simple melodies.

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