Accessories, Stringed Instruments; the Early Years in Japan was a Time When it was Financially Unfeasible for an Artist, or for that Matter an Orchestra, to Obtain String Instruments of Exceptional Quality. as the Years Progressed, Values Rose and There Began to Form a Void Between Those who Could Afford a Fine Instrument and Those who Needed a Quality Violin. Shirakawa Sogyo was Founded in 1961 to Provide These Artists with an Alternative to the Old Italian Violins and French Bows that, Until then, Musical Instruments ...