Kyoto Bachi - Kyobachi

Japanese: 京撥 - きょうばち
Kyoto Bachi - Kyobachi

...Ivory, buffalo horn, and tortoiseshell are used as materials, but some also use boxwood or oak in parts. As a special example, the thin-necked Yanagawa shamisen plectrum (Kyo plectrum) used in some jiuta is thin all over, and the kobachi (small plectrum) used for the high-pitched sounds of shinnai is extremely small. Kouta does not use plectrums, but they are used in concerts and the like.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kyoto Bachi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…材料は象牙,水牛,べっこうを用いるが,一部分に黄楊(つげ),樫を用いるものもある。特殊なものとして,地歌の一部で用いられる細い棹の柳川三味線の撥(京撥)は全体が薄いし,新内の上調子(高音(たかね))に用いる小撥は極端に小さい。小唄は撥を使わないが,演奏会などでは使っている。…

※「京撥」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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