The material and structure of Xionglin

71 views · Organized by 天井 on 2022-02-14

Xionglin, Tibetan "Xionglin" means vertical flute, also known as Garba Xionglin, meaning recorder used by Garba. It has a long history and is popular in Tibetan towns, rural areas and pastoral areas.

The material and structure of Xionglin

Xionglin tube body is made of wood. Galba Xionglin is mostly made of ebony or mahogany with fine texture and hard texture. The upper part is thick and the lower part is thin. The outer surface and inner cavity are both cone-shaped. The upper end of the tube head is in a closed shape with an inclined plane, and only has a small blow hole with a width of 1 cm. There is a rectangular sound hole under the front of the tube head. The hole is 0.9 cm long and 0.6 cm wide, and the bottom of the hole is trimmed inward. 45° inclined plane. There are eight (seven in the front and one in the back) circular sound holes in the middle and lower part of the front of the pipe body. The production is fine and the craftsmanship is exquisite. There are silver tube hoops at the beginning and end of the tube body, and five silver rings are embedded in the middle of the tube body.

Folk male forests are mostly made of wood that is not too hard. The shape, size and number of sound holes vary from place to place. Most male forests have blow holes, pronunciation holes and sound holes, while a few male forests do not. The pronunciation holes are also shorter in size than Garba Xionglin. Generally, the length of the tube is 18 cm, the diameter of the upper end is 2 cm, and the diameter of the lower end is 1.8 cm. One after six) Press the sound hole. The production process is also rough.

Reference materials and contributors
雄林(百度百科)

Involving musical instruments

Xionglin (pinyin: xióng lín), alias Linbu, Jiulin, Tibetan recorder, Galba Xionglin, is a Tibetan musical instrument that is popular in Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai, Gansu and other provinces.

Guess you like

Organized by 拙 on 2022-02-14
Xionglin has a louder volume and a richer tone. Garba Xionglin was used in court banquets or court song and dance performances in the old days, and it often accompanied Garba singing and dancing together with Dama drums. Folk Xionglin is mostly played by herdsmen to entertain themselves while grazing in the mountains or grasslands, but not at home.
read >>