Calabash string musical instrument

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cucurbit flute which belongs to ethnic music instruments, in particular to a musical instrument that is made of cucurbits and bamboo tubes and is played by Dai ethnic minority group, Wa ethnic group, Blang ethic group and Achang ethnic minority group living in China southwestern regions. The peak of the principal tone duct of the present invention cucurbit flute is fixed and connected with a cucurbit, a reed is arranged in the cucurbit on the top of the principal tone duct, subsidiary tone ducts are arranged at the two sides of the principal tone duct, sound holes are opened at the front side and the rear side, a plug is inserted in a left subsidiary tone duct or a right subsidiary tone duct. The cucurbit flute is characterized in that the reed is made of a sheet copper, and the number of sound holes is ten in which six are at the front side and four at the rear side. Once the length and the inner diameter of the principal tone duct, the diameter of the sound hole and the distance between sound holes are made certain, a cucurbit flute with varied cadences can be made. The reed has good durability and the melody is accurate. The cucurbit flute can be mass-produced without being restricted by human experiences, thereby being favorable for inheritance, popularization and glorification of the traditional folk music instrument so as to realize the passing-down and the development of the excellent ethic culture.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to national musical instruments, in particular to a musical instrument made of gourds and bamboo tubes for playing by the Dai, Wa, Blang and Achang nationalities in southwest my country. Background technique [0002] In areas inhabited by ethnic minorities such as Dai, Wa, Blang and Achang in southwestern my country, gourd silk instruments are widely used. They are played in field work, weddings and funerals, entertainment, and young men and women to express their feelings. The music played by cucurbit silk is elegant, soft and melodious, adding a lot of joy to people's lives. [0003] The traditional cucurbit silk handed down from the ancestors uses bamboo reeds, which are not durable and are easily damaged by saliva corrosion when playing. Cucurbit silk generally has only 7 sound holes, 6 in the front and 1 in the back, so its pronunciation is subject to certain restrictions. Compared with modern music, some sounds cannot be pr...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] The invention solves the problem that the cucurbit silk reed has poor durability, and the temperament is different from modern music and cannot be mass-produced, and provides a standardized and unified industrial production, a wider range, and can play harmoniously with modern musical instruments. Hulusi of unanimous music

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