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Miyamoto Shime-Daiko

The rope-tensioned taiko that keeps time

The shime-daiko is small, tuned very high by rope or bolt tension, and holds the pulse an ensemble plays against. It is the one taiko whose pitch a player sets rather than inherits.

Category

  • Hand Percussion

    Congas, bongos, djembes, cajons, timbales, frame drums, and the small instruments that live on a percussion table: tambourines, cowbells, shakers, and claves.

Made by

  • Miyamoto Unosuke Shoten

    Founded in Asakusa in the nineteenth century, Miyamoto Unosuke makes taiko, festival percussion, and the portable shrines they are played beside. It is one of the two names most associated with the instrument outside Japan.

Represents

  • Miyamoto Unosuke Shoten

    Founded in Asakusa in the nineteenth century, Miyamoto Unosuke makes taiko, festival percussion, and the portable shrines they are played beside. It is one of the two names most associated with the instrument outside Japan.