Bamboo tube Hu, the Zhuang nationality bow and stringed musical instrument. The Zhuang language is called Ran Bai, "Ran" is a collective name for Huqin, and "Bai" is a bamboo tube, which means a Huqin made of bamboo tube. The Han people call it Bamboo Tube Hu. Popular in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Longlin, Xilin, Tianlin, Baise, Leye, Lingyun, Tianyang, Tiandong, Napo, Debao and Funing County in Yunnan Province.

make structure
piano
Bamboo, mostly made of a bamboo tube with a bamboo joint at one end, the tube is 15 cm long, the front of the tube is covered with paulownia veneer or old bamboo shoots, the surface diameter is 8 cm, the back end of the tube is a bamboo node, and the nodes are separated from each other. The hollow carvings have five-pointed star or plum-shaped sound windows, and some have a circular sound hole on one side of the barrel.

piano bar
Bamboo or wood, with a total length of 70 cm, the wooden ones are mostly made of hard and miscellaneous woods such as red toon wood.

peg
It is made of boxwood or hard miscellaneous wood, the shaft is 15 cm long, the shaft handle is in the shape of a hammer, the outer surface is engraved with straight petal patterns, and the axis direction is parallel to the qin barrel.

peg
The piano bar is cylindrical, the upper is thick and the lower is thin, the middle part is provided with a silk string, and the lower end is installed in the piano barrel and the strings are exposed.

piano, strings
A bamboo or wooden hollow bridge is placed in the center of the panel, with two silk or steel strings.

bow
The thin bamboo tie is made of horsetail, and the bow is 60 cm long.

how to play
When playing, sit in a sitting position, place the qin barrel on the left leg, hold the qin in the left hand, press the strings with the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger, and hold the ponytail bow in the right hand.

The bamboo tube hu has a solid pronunciation and a rich tone, just like the alto banhu. It can be used for ensemble or accompaniment, and is rarely used as a solo instrument. The music played is the same as that of Magu Hu.