I'm am about to buy a sanshin from a website but am having trouble understanding some bits of the website I'd like to know more about before I commit to the purchase. I have genuinely tried to understand it but it's way beyond my level and online website translating sites don't really help that much as they spit out mostly gibberish.
http://www.asobi-sanshin.com/set_index.html
What is the difference between the ９点セット and the １５点セット? Since the information is on a picture it wont translate.
This is the sanshin I'm am looking at.
http://www.asobi-sanshin.com/set_detail2.html
Is it artificial snakeskin? I'm trying to get the best artificial snakeskin one I can since it's illegal to import snakeskin products into Britain.
Also what does it say about different neck woods nearer the bottom?
Sorry for the asking something perhaps a little difficult but I don't want to mess up on what is an expensive purchase choice.
Thank you very much for your time and any help.