E884 - Taisho Koto (Taishogoto) - Electronic, Suzuki (WARAKU) TES-101 (NgYL) in Choa Chu Kang Crescent, North Singapore for sale

Electronic Taisho Koto (Taishogoto) SUZUKI Waraku TES-101 With Hard Case.
Well maintained and tested.
A copy of Japanese edition user manual on Suzuki Waraku, and AC100V to DC9V adaptor will be provided.
Suzuki WARAKU is an Japanese made electronic musical instrument for playing traditional and modern music.
WARAKU looks like classic Japanese taisho koto (Japanese harp)
but WARAKU is truly an electronic musical instrument and not acoustic.
WARAKU was very expensive and made limited quantity in those days.
it was made for the small circle of the people who seriously studying Japanese traditional music and never sold at ordinary musical instruments market.
so i'ts very hard to find now even in Japan these days.
this is your first and last chance to get this bizzare exotic gem.
first of all it's very beautifully designed, built in classy exotic wood case as in classic taisho koto (Japanese peacock harp) shape.
with 27-key keyboard (same key as classic Japanese taisho koto) and 5-string bridge and 4 assignable drum pads
it has 16 instrument sounds (all exotic Japanese traditional instruments like koto, shamisen, shakuhachi, weird voice etc).
and in percussion mode you can play many exotic percussion by keyboard or assignable drum pads.
there are pitch bend lever and vibrate switch, OUTPUT JACK and HEADPHONE OUT and MIDI OUT.
so you can play external MIDI module by WARAKU's unique 5 strings or keyboard
size is approximate W89 cm D17 cm H 10cm
you can play WARAKU by keyboards or 5 string bridge and 4 assignable drum pads
this unique 5-string bridge can play by usual guitar pick
hold one key of the keyboard and play each 5-string bridge by pick like guitar
5-string bridge simulate Japanese traditional instrument like Taisho Koto and etc.
Japanese harp musicians often use fast trill play so it has top 3 strings with same sounds
4th string is 1 octave lower from first 3 strings (in the case you choose Taisho Koto, other case same as above 3 strings)
5th strings is a bass string (you can set it to your favourite tone)
string is strike/vibrate sensitive with velocity and is functionally electronic,
it's not just simply electrical amplified like usual electric guitar, but completely electronic.
WARAKU has MIDI OUT so you can play another MIDI synth by this unique 5-string bridge
this 5 strings are very effective for guitar bass kind of string instruments
it's feeling like guitar synthesizer.
4 drum pads are also touch sensitive and can be easily played by your fingers
drum sounds consists of many exotic Japanese traditional percussion
of course in drum mode you can play all of them on keyboard.
WARAKU's sounds are very hi-quality, exotic and strange, very unique original sounds
and playing by 5-string bridge with pick is very unique and fun experience.
The item has minor fine scratches on wood surface and minor rust on strings but does not affect the performance.
Well maintained and tested ok.