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Saun: (Myanmar harp)
In Myanmar, ancient chronicles say that harps were being played as early as in the Pyu Period. In February of 802 A.D. Sri Khettra despatched a Pyu music and dance ensemble to Chan-ann the city of the Tang Dynasity of China. Tang Dynasty chronicles say that the Pyu musicians had with them two harps with pheasant’s head shapes, two harps with corcodile’s head shapes, one flat harp in the shape of a dragon’s head, one flat harp in the shape of rain clouds, two flat harps of big gourds, one flat gourd-harp with a single string and one small flat gourd-harp. Among rock relief sculptures found on the walls of the Ananda pagoda built by king Kyansittha in A.D 1084-1113 is a harp which indicates that the harp was in general use in those days.\nThe part where the neck joins the sound box is shaped like a leaf of the saga: (champac) while the stern is shaped like bowl. The tip of the neck is shaped like the leaf of the banyan tree. The neck is made of sha: (acaciacatechu) wood. The sound box is covered with a membrane of deer skin. Holes are perforated along the ridge to hold the ends of the strings. The intervals between the holes need to be of correct proportion, otherwise, the harp tends to be out of tune and also lacks proper form. Hence, the ridge is a critical component of the harp. When playing, the harp player sits cross-legged on the floor and rests the front of the body of the harp in his or her lap, with the arch on the harp player’s left and the rear of the harp’s body angled slightly upwards so that the strings are almost horizontal. The fingers of the left hand are braced against the outside of the arch and moved agilely up and down. A stopped tone is produced when the left thumb nail is pressed against the string from the inside to increase its tension and thus raise its pitch. The thumb and forefinger of the right hand, either separately or together, pluck the strings at their center while the right elbow rests on the top of the rear of the harp body outside of the strings. The left thumb may be used to pluck the bass of the harp figuration while the right thumb and forefinger pluck the melodic pattern. A skilled harpist promote clarity by jumping the string just sounded while sounding the next string. This jumping may be done with the middle finger, the palm of the hand, or the forefinger just after the activation when a staccato note is desired.
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Lesu Tee Oh Mar (Small Bamboo Flute)
Suitable bamboo is chopped and cut suitable size and a heated nail is perforated 3 holes. There are one air hole and one hole(Tha Ra hole) at bottom of flute. At the tip of the flute reed is inserted. Third air hole and Thara hole must be made same distrance. It has to be blown from air holes and the finger holes are made for opening and closing to produce traditional melody. It can be blown every ceremony with instrument melody.\n-5 inches in Length\n-1.5 inches in Girth\n-2.5 inches in Length of the tip from air hole
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Lesu Ge Lwe (Bamboo Flute)
Long bamboo joint of Leka bamboo is chopped and dried. A nail has to be heated and it is perforated 6 holes. It has to be blown the air from the air-hole and the finger holes are made opening and closing tune to play traditional melody. It can be played western melody. When someone is at the hill side cultivation lonely, it can be played a song of yearning. And it can be played form hut by hut at hill- side cultivation. It has to be blown at wedding ceremony.\n-1 feet 3 inches in Length\n-2.5 inches in Girth\n-3 inches in Length of tip bamboo joint to air hole\n-4.5 inches in Length of air hole to first fret
Myanmar 2014-08-12