Hey I am on the hunt for a shamisen for purchase. Anyone have any leads? If there's any shamisen musicians local to the Los Angeles area that wouldn't mind lending me their time and expertise for some recording sessions with the shamisen, that would be fantastic as well. Please reply to this post, private message me, or email me at alfredo.barraza@gmail.com if you have any info for me. Thanks!
Here's a link to a shamisen video on youtube for the inquiring minds:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5rs7pfZuPs
