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Taung Yao Tee Ti Oo Palwei (bamboo flute)
Description Two pieces of Thaik bamboo are cut in desired measure and a piece of LatPhatTaung bamboo is also cut in desired measure to use as the middle joint. The middle joint piece of bamboo is made a hole with a small knife and put a reed on it. Then, the two pieces of Thaik bamboo are fixed to the middle joint of LatPhatTaung bamboo from both ends. Blow at the mouth-hole of the middle joint bamboo opening and shutting at the holes of two other bamboos by the thumbs. The left sided bamboo produces the high pitch and the right sided bamboo does the low pitch. Up to five pitches can be blown with it. Usually, it's blown accompanying with the gongs and cymbals. -15 inches of left bamboo in length -2 inches of left bamboo in circumference -13 inches of right bamboo in length -2 inches of right bamboo in circumference -5 inches of the middle joint bamboo in length -2.5 inches of the middle joint bamboo in circumference -1.5 inches of mouth-hole in length -0.5 inches of mouth-hole in width
Manage No VI00000592 Running Time 0:40
Country Myanmar
ICH Domain Performing Arts, Traditional craft skills
Videos Photographer Year 2014-07-04
Place Moe Kaung Taung village, Thit Yar Pin Area, Kyauk Htut village- track, Kalaw Township, Shan state File Size 42.6MB
Definition 1280 X 720 File Format mp4
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