Master Kineya Kichisaburo’s musical accomplishments were quite remarkable, but he also showed excellent craftsmanship. In addition to fixing the shamisen, he also loved to create items out of recycled goods.
The picture below is a water well he made out of recycled Japanese cookie box. It is intricately made. The wheel actually rotates allowing movement with the ropes.
The next picture is a tsuzumi (Japanese drum) that he made with wood, construction paper and rope. Although it does not make any noise it is very similar to the real instrument. He strung the rope similar to how it is done on a real tsuzumi.
