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a 1.6 Shaku Okedô-Daiko (Katsugi) |
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| Sticks | The Shoulder Strap | The Stand | Playing | Newest Projects |
Links to Websites for Okedo and Related Topics |
| Pre-eminent North American taiko resource site with information (including how to make an okedo), forums, calendars, taiko group lists, and an extensive online shop. | Yet another source of information for this website. This is a fantastic new taiko resource with wonderful information and interviews. Check out the pages on katsugi, bachi, and materials. |
| I've known about this website for years. A little difficult to explain, you'll have to just explore it. | Great close-up photos of disassembled katsugi and nice "Japlish" description of repairing a used drum. |
| Canadian professional percussionist and fellow okedo enthusiast Patrick Graham has a nebuta katsugi and shime-jishi. He features them prominently on his website. He was great help in preparing this site. | A guy who uses a katsugi to the fullest. He's got an "Oke Daiko Players" T-shirt I must have. |
| Tons of okedo images on this website, showing their construction and interesting new variations, including models with two distinct head sizes. Interesting company who knows how to make websites. | One of the premiere Japanese taiko manufacturers. Kodo buys from them. |
| Asano-affiliated taiko supplier that sometimes sells custom drums for Kodo. | The commercial website of Californian Mark Miyoshi, widely considered a master of North American taiko manufacturing. |
| A performance by Kodo, the world's most famous taiko group, was my introduction to the katsugi and related drums. Their affiliated drum maker, Otodaiku makes drums to their specifications. | Distributor of taiko drums and accessories, including sticks and clothing. I have bought very nice bachi from them. |
| Excellent sets of photographs of katsugi being played during festivals. | A page from the Teradaya musical instrument company demonstrating three kinds of okedo drums and three postions for playing those drums. |
| Beautiful site with information and pictures of various kinds of Eisa performances from Okinawa. | Kansai area drumming group who use various katsugi and Okinawan drums in their performances. |
| The website of Kodo drummer Ryutaro Kaneko, a master of the katsugi and shimejishi, among other things. | |
| (Almost) all-female taiko group from Aichi who use a nice set of katsugi. | The Members page has lots of wonderful photos of various red or black okedo. |
| A source for taiko news, forums, and shopping | The "Homemade Percussion" section of this wonderful website has links to instructions for building your own drums of all types. |
| Cool Australian taiko group with an impressive list of performers and some nice piece for katsugi. | Wonderful taiko group from Hiroshima, Japan. They make liberal use of various okedo drums. Catch a show if you can. |
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