Roku kin

Roku kin (Jap.: six-stringed kin), 6-stringed koto of Japan, made of a flat board, hollow underneath, that rests on 2 short feet at its upper end. The 6 silk strings pass over 2 bamboo bridges. Stopping points for the melody string are marked by small inlays in the board. Ca. 116 cm. (46 in.) long (149, 157). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Norlind, Tobias. Systematik der Saiteninstrumente. Stockholm, 1936; Hanover, 1939. Piggott, Francis. The Music and Musical Instruments of…