How many kinds of gourd silk

There are 15 kinds of gourd silk, gourd silk shape and construction is unique, it is made of a complete natural gourd, three bamboo tubes and three metal reeds. The whole gourd to do the air chamber, gourd bottom into the three different thickness of the bamboo tube, each inserted into the gourd in the bamboo tube part, set with a copper or silver reeds, the middle of the bamboo tube is the thickest, above the opening of a few sound holes, known as the main pipe.

The two sides are attached to the tube, only reed, not open sound hole (refers to the traditional gourd silk), can only be issued with the main *** sound of the harmonic. Usually, the left side of the pipe produces a "3" tone, while the right side of the pipe is silent (or produces a bass "6" tone).

The Achang's gourd silk is similar to the Dai's, made of gourds and golden bamboo tubes. The blowpipe is 6 centimeters long, the main pipe is 50 centimeters long, the secondary pipe is 33 and 17 centimeters long, and on the side of the two secondary pipes close to the main pipe, there is a piece of bamboo, which is tied together with the main pipe with a thread.

In Ximeng Wa, three bamboo tubes are inserted into the bottom of the gourd and sealed with wax, with the upper end and the bamboo blowpipe only two centimeters long. The main pipe is used to play the melody, and the two secondary pipes produce sustained tones in pure fifths to accompany the melody. If the sustained tone is not needed or a single sustained tone is needed, the sub-pipes can also be blocked.

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