Learn to Play Shamisen - Suberi

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This is the motion of going directly from one string to the other. Notice it done on the Choshi Awase.
It's not a crucial technique, but it makes you all the more pro.

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They do break, but hold up pretty well. :)

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Do the strings ever break on shamisen or are they quite durable?