An extremely rare pair of tubes - polyphonic mandrels

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In Linxi Township, Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, there is a kind of polyphonic mango tube called Duotong. It is to open up all the bamboo joints of the moso bamboo resonance tube, and the ends of the head and the tail are opened into a 45° oblique opening.

An extremely rare pair of tubes - polyphonic mandrels

When playing, the resonance tube is placed horizontally, and two people play the reed pipe. The tonic and dominant two tones of the musical tune can be issued. This pair of tubes is extremely rare in other Miao villages in Dong townships.

With the assistance of the musical instrument factory, a twenty-nine-tube mango was developed, with a range of D-g2, including twelve semitones, maintaining the traditional mango tone. Can play single melody and polyphonic music.

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Mangtong (Pinyin: máng tǒng), also known as Ditong, Mangtong, Lushengtong, is a single-reed gas-sounding instrument of Miao, Dong, Shui, Yao and other nationalities, popular in Guizhou, Guangxi, Hunan and other provinces.

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The specifications of the mango tube are based on the resonance tube, and the sizes are different. The small ones are 30 cm to 70 cm high, the larger ones are 100 cm to 150 cm high, the outer diameter is 10 to 20 cm, and the inner diameter is 8 cm to 18 cm. Up to about 200 cm.
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