Mō (gender unknown)
original: もう
One of the 17 pipes.
Traditionally mute, it is said to be preserved in order to maintain the symmetrical shape (resembling the raised wings of a phoenix) of the instrument; NB¹: ➺ Ya;
NB²: Mrs. Naomi Sato informed me that this pipe is "nowadays [i.e. early 21st century; ws] provided with a reed (Its pitch: f²)".
NB: Example(s) to be replaced with staff-notation.
Malm, William P.: Japanese music and musical instruments [1959]. Rutland, 1965 (3), p.99* (Mo).
Sachs, Curt: Real-Lexikon der Musikinstrumente: zugleich ein Polyglossar für das gesamte Instrumentengebiet [Berlin, 1913]. Hildesheim, 1964 [facsimile], p.370 (Mo; ➺ Šo).
➺ Miki, Minoru: Composing for Japanese Instruments. Rochester, 2008, p.65* [NO term!].