huapen gu
Instrument Information
Origins
Continent: Asia
Region: East Asia
Nation: China
Formation: Han
Classification (Sachs-Von Hornbostel revised by MIMO)
211.252.11 membranophone--individual double-skin conical drum, one skin used for playingDesign and Playing Features
Category: membranophone
Number of drums comprising instrument: single drum
Shell design: tubular - bulging-conical
Number and function of membranes: two, one for sounding and one for resonance
Membrane design: unframed
Membrane attachment: unframed membrane nailed to shell
Membrane tension control: none, tension set at time of manufacture
Sounding for membranophone: striking with two handheld beaters
Sound modifiers for membranophone: none
Dimensions
24 in. height of shell 24.5 in. greatest width of shell 20.3 in. diameter of upper shell opening 12.5 in. diameter of lower shell opening
Primary Materials
Entry Author
Roger Vetter