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| Instrument Title | Yanggum 2 |
| Instrument ID | 196.00 |
| Variant Instrument Name | Yangkeum |
| Country/area | Korea
East Asia
Asia
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| Hornbostel-Sachs class | 314.122-4 |
| Keyword | Zither |
| Description | Korean board zither with resonator box, sounded by striking with a bamboo stick. Trapezoid box formed of separate back, soundboard (top), parallel side rails and pin blocks. Sound board, rails and pin blocks made of oak; back appears to be the same (lacquered black). Soundhole in back only. All edge surfaces are veneered rosewood; corners are bound with nickel caps (pinned).
16 courses of four brass strings each pass parallel to soundboard. Eight courses pass over a stationary bridge (rosewood with bone top) positioned so as to divide string length 3:2. These strings are played on either side of bridge (P5 relationship). Second group of eight courses pass over stationary bridge close to right hand side, yielding one long playable string length. This arrangement effectively produces a ‘bass' playing range (right bridge) and treble range (left/central bridge). Individual brass strings attached to headless pins on left side and tuning pins (nail with flattened shaft) on right side.
Top/cover same trapezoidal shape. Edges veneered rosewood, corners bound with nickel caps. Inset purfling around top. |
| Dimensions | Length of parallel sides: 88 cm. (front)
60 cm. (back)
Height - 4.7 cm including feet |
| Accessories | Wooden cover; bamboo stick not found (6/98); no tuning wrench. |
| Condition | Good structural condition; many missing strings; 5 missing tuning (wrench) pins; 13 cm crack in side rail of cover following grain. |
| Digital Collection | Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive |
| Image No. | xac_196c.jpg |
| Contact Info | For further information contact: Archivist, University of Washington Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music Box 353450, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-0974 |
| Copyright | This Musical Instrument database is intended for educational and instructional use; if you cite or download images or text, please acknowledge the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives; downloading of audio and video examples is prohibited. |
| Repository | University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives |
| Type | Image |
| Digital reproduction field | Photographed with digital camera (JPG image); processed
using Photoshop (resized to 550 pixels, quality level 5,
label added) |
