Anyone know the name of the string intrument used in the begining??

It is some sort of guitar, I think they called it the "Shamisen".

is it asian?

shamisen info.

 

yep is asian (Japanese one)... it doesn't surprise me... they have two asian countries as song titles (China and Japan)

:)

 

^3 strings instrument.

 

but i don't know if this one is the instrument that sounds on that song, i've never heard a shamisen :uhoh:

 

 

but we will know that pretty soon ;)

Is the first string instrument, I think the song goes increasing in some sort of:

 

-Synthesizer

-String Instrument (Shamisen)

-Acoustic Guitar

-Drums or bass.

but in the video it has more strings :\

but in the video it has more strings :\

 

Can you PM me the video? I am trying to find it.:embarassed:

a shamisen with more than 3 strings? :inquisitive:

It is not the Shamisen

but an Hammer Dulcimer

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIWd9IKbqsc

It is not the Shamisen

but an Hammer Dulcimer

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIWd9IKbqsc

 

Ahhh, no wonder why Google gave me that.:laugh3:

believe it or not its not asian (that was my first thought) but its actually an instrument called the Santur

Yep Hammered Dulcimer:)

Nope. It's a Yangqin. ;)

Yeah it's a yangqin, a type of hammer dulcimer. It's in this video, at around 3.18-ish

 

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I think its called a santoor.