Go kin

Go kin (Jap.: five-stringed kin), 5-stringed koto of Japan, with body tapering slightly to the lower end. The strings are secured to tuning pegs on the body and are tuned with a wooden key. One movable bridge and one fixed. Plucked with bare fingers (157, 170). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Piggott, Francis. The Music and Musical Instruments of Japan. London. 1909. Sachs, Curt. The History of Musical Instruments. New York, 1940.