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Used in the traditional music of Vietnam, it is made of wood with a gourdshaped bell. Catalog context: Vietnamese double reed. This guide turns the available catalog record into a…
Known as indung "mother" or parahu "boat", it has 18 brass strings each with its own pyramid shaped bridge. Shaped like a boat, its sound hole is at the bottom.…
The kèn lá is an instrument used by the Hmong minority of Vietnam which consists of a leaf which is curled up and positioned in the mouth so it vibrates…
Flat-cut gourd sitar with 16 frets, 2 steel & 3 brass strings. In the 1820s it was used by Ghulam Mohammed to develop the surbahar. Mistakenly re-named "Kachapi vina" in…
Used in gagaku, this traditional bamboo flute has six holes. Catalog context: Japanese transverse bamboo flute. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include gagaku, traditional, kagaku, japanese. This guide…
Catalog context: Persian spike-fiddle. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include hs 321.311-7, spike-fiddle. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production,…
Helicon is treated here as a wind instrument. Public catalog notes are limited, so this guide focuses on a trustworthy study process instead of unsupported historical detail. This guide turns…
Used in gagaku, it is a double reed flute. Catalog context: Japanese double reed flute. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production,…
Family of Hmông flutes. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production, technique priorities, listening research, self-checks, and a first-month practice cycle.
Hammered Dulcimer is treated here as a string instrument. Public catalog notes are limited, so this guide focuses on a trustworthy study process instead of unsupported historical detail. This guide…