Yi nationality suona, Yi nationality double-reed air-sounding musical instrument. In Yi language, they are called Mohe, Mohong, Bailai, Zenai, etc. Because the whole body is made of wood, it is also known as the Yi wooden suona. Popular in Weining, Bijie, Liupanshui, Guizhou Province and Ganluo, Xide, Butuo, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
The shape of the suona of the Yi nationality is relatively simple, and it is larger than the ordinary copper bowl suona. It consists of a reed whistle, a core, a tube body and a horn. Sizes vary, the smaller ones are about 45 cm high, the larger ones can reach 90 cm, and the common ones are about 72 cm high.
A reed whistle is a double-reed whistle made of reed or straw, about 2 cm long. The core is made of wooden sticks or copper sheets, the top is thin and the bottom is thick, and it is in the shape of a conical tubular body. Two is one, the outer diameter and height are about 5 cm, there is an intubation tube in the middle to place a reed whistle, and the lower end is inserted into the tube head. The tube body is mostly made of mahogany, pear wood or chun wood. The tube length is about 45 cm, and the outer diameter of the tube tail is 2.4 cm. There are seven or eight circular sound holes on the tube body. Seven holes have no back holes, and eight holes The eighth hole is the back hole with a diameter of 0.6 cm. The lower end of the tube body is covered with a trumpet made of stump wood or palm tree pole.