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Ichigenkin Being Played
The ichigenkin is being played. I think there is a pick, and
according to Wikipedia, the round tube is a rokan, which is used to hold down the string and change the pitch. The rokan
also slides up and down the string, or can be lifted suddenly for interesting tonal effects.
2008 Eri Izawa
2008 Eri Izawa