Suzuki AYU TES-151 Taisho Koto (Taishogoto) With Micro Disk Reader/Player

26 rhythms and 90 accompanying music
Electric taisho harp with a micro disk reader/player and 90 accompanying music, and with built-in speaker. 
27-keys, 5-string.

Good condition, fully tested and tuned. 

Some minor fine scratches on the instrument body and one missing part from the soft case, however, it is functionally alright.

Key Features:
  • With a micro-disk reader for optional micro-disks storing accompanying music for Taisho Koto.
  • Dedicated and beautiful Suzuki Ayu semi-hard case. 
Technical information:
  • Dimensions: 73 × 21 × 11.5 cm.
  • Equipment weight: 3.018 kg, case 2.540 kg, total weight: 5.558 kg.
  • Package Weight:  8 to 9 kg.
  • Estimated Package Dimensions : 88 x 26 x  26 (cm).
  • Range: 5-6 #, 27 key.
Accessories: 
For international buyers  (Standard by Air):
Fast air shipment worldwide by Singapore Speedpost with tracking, insured and professionally packed.


(Usually the delivery time is 5-14 business days).


Note:
Please note that import duties and taxes are not included in the item price.



Additional write-up for AYU:
The name "AYU" means sweet fish in Japanese, so this instrument was designed in a fish shape!

AYU is an electric taisho koto with special electronic accompaniment system.

AYU is basically a electric taisho koto, it has 5 strings to play.
This unique 5 string bridge,  you can play by usual guitar pick.
Hold one key of the keyboard and play each 5 string bridge by pick like guitar.
Japanese taisho koto musician often uses fast trill play,so it has same tune for the top 3 strings, 4th string is -1 octave from first 3 strings
and 5th strings is bass string (you can set it to favourite tune with a tuner).

Upper big silver block is special electronic accompaniment system, you can play koto with as many as 90 internal songs or 26 rhythms.
AYU has floppy disk drive (front side) for SMF (standard midi file) disk to play additional songs.
 

In the koto part, right panel has three knobs tone, koto volume, accompaniment  volume

In the left panel has 5 tuning pegs, right front side has koto output, accompaniment  output, ON/OFF, DC jack and floppy disk drive for SMF disk.

Bottom plate has built-in internal speaker.