太ふと棹ざお

noun

thick-necked shamisen

A shamisen with a thicker neck, used in genres like gidayū-bushi and jōruri, producing a heavier, more powerful sound.

• 義ぎ太夫だゆう節ぶしでは太ふと棹ざおが使つかわれる。

  In gidayū-bushi, a thick-necked shamisen is used.