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Tuning to sansage （三下げ）
Question: How do I tune to sansage?
Sansage is literally translated as “three down” because you’re going to be tuning the third string—miijiru—down. The first thing you want to do is get your sanshin tuned to honchoushi, and then tune your miijiru to a low flat sound. (Your ears will eventually get used to the pitch you’re aiming for.) Then alternate playing GO （五） and turning the karakui until you arrive at what should sound like miijiru in honchoushi when GO is played.
I made an instructional video to help you figure out my words:
Just in case, here is a step-by-step of how to tune to sansage:
1. Tune to honchoushi.
2. Turn the miijiru down to a lower pitch.
3. Hold down GO （五） and play the miijiru, adjusting until you have a honchoushi sound.
Note: when playing in sansage the position of shichi （七） will shift down a bit.
