Long shamisen

Long shamisen
Musical instruments Information
Type	String
Tuneable	No
Mallet	Yes - Bachi
To play, must be...	Held
Size	2 6/12 x 7/12
Weight	3 3/9 lb
Material	Wood
Other	None

Description

The shamisen is a lute-like instrument with three strings. The strings are different sizes with the top string being the thickest. At the bottom of the instrument the strings are stretched over the coma, which in turn rests on a skin that has been stretched over a hollow, square box.

Where Found

Public Area

• Hong Estate

NPC

• Geisha (Bes Pelargic)

Store

• A cheerful tent stall (Djelibeybi)
• A dimly-lit shop (Bes Pelargic)

Messages

Strum

Bonus Range	Message
196-273	A horrible noise, akin to a small animal being tortured, comes from your long shamisen as you strum it.
196-273	You carelessly play a few clashing notes on your long shamisen.
273-293	You strum the same chord monotonously on your long shamisen.
293	You strum the same chord over and over on your long shamisen.
293	You quickly strum a sequence of chords on your long shamisen.
293	You strum a few chords on your long shamisen.

Play

Bonus Range	Message
146-249	With an obvious lack of skill, you play something that sounds like nails being dragged down a blackboard on your long shamisen.
146-272	You play a few clashing chords on your long shamisen.
272-290	You slowly play a few chords on your long shamisen.
272-293	You quickly play a discordant melody on your long shamisen.
290	You play a repetitive tune on your long shamisen.
290-293	You play an elegantly simple melody line on your long shamisen.

Serenade

Bonus Range	Message
196-272	You serenade <target> with an awful melody on your long shamisen.
242	You serenade <target> with a few clashing notes on your long shamisen. He/She does not look impressed.
290	You serenade <target> with an uninteresting tune on your long shamisen.
290	You play a simple tune on your long shamisen for <target>.

Perform

Bonus Range	Message
132-242	You create a noise akin to that made when a raven finds an eyeball as you perform a solo on your long shamisen.
198-290	You perform an irritating solo on your long shamisen.

Other Information

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