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Phang (-)

original: ?

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Mouth organ with a "rectangular" or tubular wind chest

Identical types: 15

Mekong Basin; The instrument shown in Collaer looks more or less similar to the Chinese 芦笙 (Lúshēng), but it has 6 pipes; Its mouthpiece and wind chest are made of wood and consist of 2 halves, glued together (compare Alpenhorn, &c.); NB: ➺ Phan (Thailand), idem (Vietnam) & Phān (Laos).

Shortest pipe: 370 mm; Longest: 760 mm.


Sources

Collaer, Paul [et al.]: Südostasien (Musikgeschichte in Bildern 1/3). Unter Mitarbeit von Emmy Bernatzik, Jacques Brunet, Ernst Heins, Mantle Hood, Margaret King, José Maceda, Hans Oesch, Trân vǎn Khê und G. van Wengen. Leipzig, 1979, p.66-67*.