Maybe it is called a "Kankara"? (it is tuned like a Shamisen, but made in GaunerStyle)

"Alter Ruhm" (=old fame) is the cigar brand.

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Comment by The Phrygian Kid on November 9, 2013 at 11:48pm
Great!
Comment by Moe Joe on November 9, 2013 at 11:02pm

Thank you all - I took a break from the GaunerStyle Blues because I got caught up in playing the same often, needed some new ideas.

I try to play a bit for "Sakura" at the moment, but I only got the first patterns. Japanese music (and art)

has always fascinated me.

I will try to build a Shamisen, but I suppose like with playing, I´ll hardly able do it justice. (Complicated joints in the neck, special wood etc.)

At the moment I´m building another Kankara (but made from a cigarbox, not a tin) to get closer to it and practice, I feel it´s not all about going simple.

Besides: Cost was 4€ for the pre-war box and 20 Cent for the sound hole roves, the rest was salvaged.

Comment by Rooster Reaves on November 9, 2013 at 2:53pm

Do you play this like a Shamisen? Real cool by the way!!

Comment by Muddy Creek Guitars on November 8, 2013 at 1:27pm
Has lots of charectar!
Comment by Bluesheart on November 8, 2013 at 8:06am

Awesome!!

Comment by Jan Derksen on November 8, 2013 at 4:58am
Looks great!

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