For a recent bachi commission, I was asked to make the bachi as heavy as possible whilst maintaining the form factor I produced for smaller hands.
Heavyweight bachis
Bachis 2.0
Following the success of the first run of bachis, I received a commission for a bachi for smaller hands.
At the time, I had a sheet of delrin in stock intended for pick making, however realising this made it ideal for blades, I set about designing a construction style to suit the thickness of the stock (4 mm).
I decided to replicate the Nagauta shape I’d used previously as, to me, that provides the most comfortable grip.
Bachis – First run
During 2020, I decided to make my first bachi, a type of plectrum used for playing the Shamisen, a Japanese stringed instrument similar in some ways to a western banjo, with a distinct quintessential Japanese timbre.
Nagauta Bachi
I was challenged to make a Nagauta bachi, so I did.