Traditional Japanese music seldom required such complicated mechanisms for these purposes, and even if there was such a need the player could satisfy it sufficiently by making full use of his playing techniques, such as through a change of tuning or a change in which the instrument was held.
日本の音楽ではこれらのことを実現するための複雑な機構を求めるケースは少なく、あっても調弦変えや持ち替えなど、演奏者の奏法上の工夫で十分対応できた。