Whew! I'm 67, and when I was 16, a precocious 18 year old friend of mine built a plexiglass shamisen. It was also the 60s, and he did amazing 'objects' in catlinite. Your post brought back lots of memories of wood and tools. Several months ago, I heard Scott Ainslie play 'Come On in My Kitchen'. Since then, I've accumulated 9 cigar boxes, 2 red oak dowels, a 6-foot piece of highly figured tiger maple 1" x 2" (home Depot!!!), 2 cookie tins, 4-feet of 3/16" x 1/2" mild steel, 2 enameled pie tins, a .100 bass string, a .032 acoustic string, and a dog bone. I restore, and have used hand tools and edge tools for years, and wanted to compliment you on having the most used plane I've seen on RUclips! It's obvious that you know something of wood and tools, and here's the thing...so far, I've carved and polished a nut and bridge out of the dog bone. I'm stuck. I've loved that song since my teens, and would like to make an acoustic 1-string, and learn to play the tune (the next build would be electric...I live halfway up a valley and have a 40-mile view...). Would you be willing to 'coach' me on or off channel, to get me past my silly mental block?
Thanks for watching, neat story about the plexiglass shamisen. I work most days so I wouldn't be much help in that regard. Justin Johnson has a video on how to build a 1 string guitar. Seems like that'd be exactly what you need.
"Most of the time I spend my time doing rip cuts" join the club! haha. "I use this on my day job pretty much on a daily basis, that's why its called a day job" This video is full of quote gold. On a more project related note this thing is gorgeous and what a meaty sound, love it. I actually think one of my favourite parts is the arm rest, it never occurred to me that you could put one of those on a stringed instrument. A very fine job indeed good sir.
What's the scale length? ? ? Every so often I think it would be awesome to make a shamisen out of guitar parts. Not too sure if I should use a Guitar length or bass length neck though.
At 15:35 you asked how a word is pronounced. If I understood correctly, you were asking about the french word "panache ". Modern French has only 1 type of "a" and no vowel reduction, so approximate the "a" whichever way feels more comfortable (no English "a" gets close anyway) as long as you pronounce the two of them with identical timbre and near-identical intensity.
Lemongrasspicker I'm a new sub. And your welcome man. Your whole style is so different but really nice simple and efficient. I watch Paul sellers as well. And really I. Do think he works def. Approve of your way. I'm also just trying to get started as a hobby. Got some life issues to deal with first or while I'm purchasing my basic tools. That is what I'm wanting to do actually is make furniture(farm house styled) and stringed instruments. Only with hand tools. Non-electric. Do you use any instant messengers? Would love to corespond easier with you.. Oh I've been watching Japanese joinery vids. Amazing. Is all I can say. One word. All of the tall temples are made with only tight joinery. No glue nails or dowels. I was floored. And all hand tools.
Thanks for subscribing. Once you get your tool set together I'd say what you should actually do is start with some simple furniture projects and then move on to the stringed instruments. Alot of the tooling from making furniture carries over into making instruments. The furniture will show you what skills you need to work on, plus it's very rewarding to make some items that you might need. Start with something like a coffee table. Or what else you need in your house. Do as many projects as you can like that to build up your basic skills. Then you will have the confidence to tackle more complex projects like instruments.
Lemongrasspicker thnx for that advice. Yea I've been wanting to make a really rustic kitchen table kinda like the coffee table on the show bonanza. And some simple things like cookware. Spoons stirrers etc. Oh and I'm gonna need to build a workbench. Not sure what kind just yet. Something simple but sturdy. I may just use the kitchen table for now. The one on gonna build. The one I have is not so sturdy. That may need to be my first point of order. Try fixing that. Then I can do the rest on that till I do the new kitchen table. And do on. Kinda like a stepping stone approach. That's kinda how Paul sellers does it when he made his trestles. Then his top to his bench then the rest of the bench and so on.
Fuck the current state of the youtube search engine. I searched for "bass shamisen", and all the results were unrelated. I clicked on a random result, and this was in the recommended section on the side.
It. 's cool and I was excited when I found the video still but at the end. It just sounds like a base. I was hoping you would use shamisen strings At the end of the video, you call it a success and I think it's a success if you're trying to make a too string bass guitar that has a body that looks like a shamison, but you forgot that Thomas didn't have those really big cool pegs,
Sorry. I don’t get it. Two string instrument with carbon fiber rod. I’m afraid there must be more knee replacements with Japanese woodworkers than a parish of Catholics. Good craftsmanship none the less. Beautiful wood.
As a shamisen player and maker... this made my day! I wouldn't exactly call it a shamisen, but close enough!
Glad it made your day! I'd say "shamisen inspired" would be an accurate way to describe it.
It is more of a sanshin with two strings
Vezril I would love to see videos of you making one or at least a good tools list to get started in making one
Whew! I'm 67, and when I was 16, a precocious 18 year old friend of mine built a plexiglass shamisen. It was also the 60s, and he did amazing 'objects' in catlinite. Your post brought back lots of memories of wood and tools.
Several months ago, I heard Scott Ainslie play 'Come On in My Kitchen'. Since then, I've accumulated 9 cigar boxes, 2 red oak dowels, a 6-foot piece of highly figured tiger maple 1" x 2" (home Depot!!!), 2 cookie tins, 4-feet of 3/16" x 1/2" mild steel, 2 enameled pie tins, a .100 bass string, a .032 acoustic string, and a dog bone.
I restore, and have used hand tools and edge tools for years, and wanted to compliment you on having the most used plane I've seen on RUclips!
It's obvious that you know something of wood and tools, and here's the thing...so far, I've carved and polished a nut and bridge out of the dog bone. I'm stuck.
I've loved that song since my teens, and would like to make an acoustic 1-string, and learn to play the tune (the next build would be electric...I live halfway up a valley and have a 40-mile view...).
Would you be willing to 'coach' me on or off channel, to get me past my silly mental block?
Thanks for watching, neat story about the plexiglass shamisen. I work most days so I wouldn't be much help in that regard. Justin Johnson has a video on how to build a 1 string guitar. Seems like that'd be exactly what you need.
"Most of the time I spend my time doing rip cuts" join the club! haha. "I use this on my day job pretty much on a daily basis, that's why its called a day job" This video is full of quote gold.
On a more project related note this thing is gorgeous and what a meaty sound, love it. I actually think one of my favourite parts is the arm rest, it never occurred to me that you could put one of those on a stringed instrument. A very fine job indeed good sir.
Domo arigato Clint-san. Thanks for the compliment. Maybe you could build an amplifier for it?
Perhaps I could! Who knows!
“Kerbun fiberrr” haha. Thoroughly enjoyed this build and the use of a full compliment of Japanese tools! Flawless execution as always!
VDPJ ありがとうございました! "Kerbun Fiberrr" might make it onto a T shirt one of these days
Lemongrasspicker doo eeeeet
...all about that bass! Cool project.
Thanks sir
Who the f would dislike this? Such a cool unique project.
Lei Wulong well, I guess some unfortunate folks don't like music? Thanks for watching
I wanna see Dave504 play a Japanese tune on this.
Very cool, nice job!
Humus Workshop thanks, And thanks for watching
Great idea, great design.
Flo L ありがとうございました!
Awesome build... can we hear something being played?
Thanks for watching. If you watch to 24:28 I noodle around a bit on it.
What's the scale length? ? ?
Every so often I think it would be awesome to make a shamisen out of guitar parts.
Not too sure if I should use a Guitar length or bass length neck though.
Omg yes yes yes i had this idea one time id love one of these
Sounds bass. Please more those sounds! Been into bass too.
Ok I NEED one of these
would have been cool to see it three stringed with the edges rounded off but over all its really cool like a classy banjitar
You should make a Sushi press. They are very simple, minmalist in design, but still artistic.
Kiki Lang thanks for the idea. I'll keep it in mind
dude you are the definition of a real "hobbyist"
Thank you for that kind comment.
awesome!!!!!
Just_Plane _Mark thanks sir!
Inspirational
Flip flops are Chinese safety boots..😂....Beautiful work with traditional Japanese tools...from down under. 👍🏻
AMAZING!!! Where did you get the strings you used and did you end up putting a panel of wood on the back?
The strings I got from Sweetwater. I ended up not using a back panel on it
At 15:35 you asked how a word is pronounced. If I understood correctly, you were asking about the french word "panache ". Modern French has only 1 type of "a" and no vowel reduction, so approximate the "a" whichever way feels more comfortable (no English "a" gets close anyway) as long as you pronounce the two of them with identical timbre and near-identical intensity.
Awesome shamibass
That would be an awesome band name.
Cool stuff.
Jim Dockrell thanks sir
You're awesome man
Thanks sir!
🔥🔥🔥
Awesome!
Wow nice job
Thanks sir
Lemongrasspicker I'm a new sub. And your welcome man. Your whole style is so different but really nice simple and efficient. I watch Paul sellers as well. And really I. Do think he works def. Approve of your way. I'm also just trying to get started as a hobby. Got some life issues to deal with first or while I'm purchasing my basic tools. That is what I'm wanting to do actually is make furniture(farm house styled) and stringed instruments. Only with hand tools. Non-electric. Do you use any instant messengers? Would love to corespond easier with you.. Oh I've been watching Japanese joinery vids. Amazing. Is all I can say. One word. All of the tall temples are made with only tight joinery. No glue nails or dowels. I was floored. And all hand tools.
Thanks for subscribing. Once you get your tool set together I'd say what you should actually do is start with some simple furniture projects and then move on to the stringed instruments. Alot of the tooling from making furniture carries over into making instruments. The furniture will show you what skills you need to work on, plus it's very rewarding to make some items that you might need.
Start with something like a coffee table. Or what else you need in your house. Do as many projects as you can like that to build up your basic skills. Then you will have the confidence to tackle more complex projects like instruments.
Lemongrasspicker thnx for that advice. Yea I've been wanting to make a really rustic kitchen table kinda like the coffee table on the show bonanza. And some simple things like cookware. Spoons stirrers etc. Oh and I'm gonna need to build a workbench. Not sure what kind just yet. Something simple but sturdy. I may just use the kitchen table for now. The one on gonna build. The one I have is not so sturdy. That may need to be my first point of order. Try fixing that. Then I can do the rest on that till I do the new kitchen table. And do on. Kinda like a stepping stone approach. That's kinda how Paul sellers does it when he made his trestles. Then his top to his bench then the rest of the bench and so on.
Fuck the current state of the youtube search engine. I searched for "bass shamisen", and all the results were unrelated. I clicked on a random result, and this was in the recommended section on the side.
So cool man!!!
Cool
Where is lemongrasspicker?
It.
's cool and I was excited when I found the video still but at the end. It just sounds like a base. I was hoping you would use shamisen strings At the end of the video, you call it a success and I think it's a success if you're trying to make a too string bass guitar that has a body that looks like a shamison, but you forgot that Thomas didn't have those really big cool pegs,
超~ カッコいい👍
北島定信 ありがとうございました!
Can't wait for Davie to make one of these
Sounds like a Guqin!
I was kinda hoping you'd break into" the chain" there.
gizanked you wish haha!
What would you charge to make me one ? 😊
I appreciate the comment but I sadly don't take commissions. This project was just for fun because I had the idea and just wanted to try it
Here's your obligatory... Play Freebird!!
No, Wonderwall!
James Cromwell haha! Thanks for fulfilling this obligation
This is really really cool but I just don't like the headstock tbf
I thought your flip flops were called Hong Kong boots.
Carl Cooper that's one term for them. I prefer my #OSHApprovedflipflops most days
Tebrikler 👍
I would to know if you build me one I like the bass sound
That's a kind comment but I only made this one for fun
Nice Thumzup #13
Bill Davis thanks sir
Sorry. I don’t get it. Two string instrument with carbon fiber rod.
I’m afraid there must be more knee replacements with Japanese woodworkers than a parish of Catholics.
Good craftsmanship none the less. Beautiful wood.
James Lucas I only had two tuner machines and 1 CF rod. Thanks for watching!
and now we need #Davie504 play on this
I appreciate the work, but have you heard of power tools?
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"Power tools" is code for you can't hack it with traditional tools
Real men drink their coffee black! LOL, JK,
Le'Jackal Plays yes! I simply felt like changing things up this time around.