Siraya--instruments

 

Stringed Instruments

 

  • Coconut Fiddle

As the term implies, it is made of coconuts, also called "Shell Fiddle."

  • Can Fiddle
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It is made of iron cans. Don't make little of it; it produces lovely sounds.

   
  • Bamboo Fiddle
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It is made of bamboo tubes, characterized by the tones as the Bass Bamboo Fiddle or the Sopranino Bamboo Fiddle. The photo on the right side is the Bass Bamboo Fiddle made by Grandpa Wan himself, and it is nearly one meter at length.

 

Drum Instruments

 

  • Bamboo Drum
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A bamboo drum is composed of all sizes of sliced bamboos. A piece of material, such as a round piece cut from a plastic cushion, is used to strike on the round holes on the bamboo drum. Low and loud noises are produced.

  • Portable Bamboo Drum
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It is a miniature of the bamboo drum. (A brainchild of Elder Wan)

 
 

Pipe Instruments

 

  • Blowing Tube
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It produces whistling sounds, which resemble the bird singing or the locomotive moving when the bamboo pipes are played together.  
 

Other Instrument

 
 
  • Accompaniment Tube
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(The one in the front is the Blowing Tube, and the one in the back is the Accompaniment Tube.)

On the surface, it has many deep-chiseled marks that need to be scratched by a flat bamboo piece to make a silvery sound. It is played as the accompaniment.

 

Source: Siraya culture and bamboo festival ~bamboo handbook
Player: Cheng-hsiung Wan
Editors: I-jou ,Hsiao Yu