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The famous blind Shamisen player Yatsuhashi Kengyo (1614-1684) was the first in the seventeenth century to learn how to play the instrument and it became a traditional Japanese music.

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Our group decided to mimic and create our own version of a "Japanese Koto". We did research and made many diagrams to perfect our instrument. We wanted our instrument to be well made and be able to produce a steady tone. It took many changes and technical skill to make it this far within our project.

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Our group decided to create the Japanese Koto. It took a long time to figure out what we wanted, but we finally wanted. We learned that the Japanese Koto may be hard to make. We needed to make a precise schedule in order to put our plans into actions. We also took photos to post on our Padlet to show our progress.

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https://hubpages.com/art/How-to-Make-a-Koto

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https://www.pinterest.com/pin/366691594633833672/

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https://www.pinterest.com/pin/229402174742236415/

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http://www.globalinksabroad.org/UIInfo3/

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http://www.japannewbie.com/2010/10/18/a-musical-afternoon-with-shakuhachi/

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Today, my partner and I worked on more research about our Japanese Koto. We made measurements that were necessary to complete our project. We decided to skip putting the clothespins on top of the wood.

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Anatomy of a Japanese Nardan Harp or Taisho Koto Harp by tkviper

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Today we cut out the wooden precise measurement we needed to make out Koto. We also decided to use rubber bands on our prototype. I did more research on our Koto and Spencer found more photos and videos on this Koto.

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Spencer and I worked on figuring out how we could essentially build our project. We decided to change our plan and considered not using clothesline pins for our bridges.

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Wood

Fishing line

Ji (Bridges)

Clothesline pins

Wood Glue

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Wood

Rubber bands (Prototype)

No Bridges

No Clothesline pins

Wood Glue

Screws

Wood Triangle Piece

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Spencer began the process of creating our Koto. While, I worked on researching the Koto itself and trying to critique how we could make our Koto work.

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Spencer finished the construction of the Koto. I put the measurements and the placement of the screws on the wood while he drilled out four holes in one side of the wood and filled those holes with screws. He tied rubber bands from one side to the other side of the wood. A triangle cut out piece was glued down on the opposite side of the screws using wood glue. We then decided that next class we would work on recording the sound and make our final part of the project.

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We are recording the .wav file for our final project. We decided to try and find a way to make our version of a Koto, more guitar-like. We needed the sound to be much louder than usual. We tried recording without a box underneath, but the sound was not loud enough.

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My partner and I began to analyze what we needed to complete and decide according to the way we wanted our version of the Koto to look like. We analyzed other versions of Koto's to find out how we wanted ours to piece together. In order to complete our full analysis, we needed to reevaluate our process of learning to match our speeds so we could learn about the Koto together and be able to consider what we needed for this particular project.

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http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/koto/koto02.html

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My partner and I decided to finish the final project, but removing the rubber bands and putting guitar strings on our Koto. We have decided to put the string in a hole on the side.

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https://www.amazon.com/13-string-Collection-Japanese-Musical-Instrument/dp/B00CJKEW08/ref=pd_sbs_267_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00CJKEW08&pd_rd_r=5CYNC81VYZS8ZE5NNP5G&pd_rd_w=8LzZx&pd_rd_wg=9KH3p&psc=1&refRID=5CYNC81VYZS8ZE5NNP5G

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Today, Spencer and I are working on finishing our final version of the Japanese Koto. We decided to try and do as much work as possible, with the time we are given.

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https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Adjustable-Bridge-Small-shipping/dp/B00B7CO8OE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1527005298&sr=8-4&keywords=japanese+koto+instrument

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Formula to Determine the Velocity of Stringed Instruments

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Formula to Determine the Velocity of Stringed Instruments

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https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&context=chem_educ

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http://www.ghsrep.net/uploads/2/2/2/5/22258814/ghs_bass_string_guide.pdf

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http://www.daddario.com/upload/tension_chart_13934.pdf