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Bachi used for stringed instruments (撥) are actually picks. They are very distinct in form and use from Western-style picks, which are usually smaller in order to be held between or mounted to fingers. In shape, bachi are similar to an ice scraper or a putty knife. Bachi can be made of various materials and with varying levels of strength.
The player will often strike the strings and skin very hard and fast with the bachi. They use only left index and ring finger traditionally, and the scale is basically pentatonic (do re mi sol la). A technique unique to the tsugaru-jamisen style in recent years is the tremolo played with the back of the bachi without hitting the skin.
Brachydactyly (from Greek βραχύς (brachus) 'short' and δάκτυλος (daktulos) 'finger') is a medical term denoting the presence of abnormally short digits (fingers or toes) at birth. The shortness is relative to the length of other long bones and other parts of the body. Brachydactyly is an inherited, dominant trait.
There are sometimes also jiuta bachi that are made with a buffalo horn handle. The material, however, makes no difference in the sound. The gidayu shamisen style uses the heaviest and thickest bachi, though the nagauta bachi is wider. The bachi used for tsugaru-jamisen is the smallest, and is almost always tipped with tortoiseshell.
There are other grips that allow performers to play much more technically difficult rhythms, such as the shime grip, which is similar to a matched grip: the bachi are gripped at the back end, and the fulcrum rests between the performer's index finger and thumb, while the other fingers remain relaxed and slightly curled around the stick. [125]
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Three plectra for use with guitar. A plectrum is a small flat tool used for plucking or strumming of a stringed instrument.For hand-held instruments such as guitars and mandolins, the plectrum is often called a pick and is held as a separate tool in the player's hand.
Traditionally, players wear a plectrum , made of a material such as the water buffalo horn, on the index finger. Today, some use a guitar pick or the nail of the index finger. In Amami, long, narrow bamboo plectra are also used, which allow a higher-pitched tone than that of the Okinawa sanshin.