Daegeum
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The daegeum is a transverse bamboo flutes with six finger holes and an additional hole covered by a membrane. This membrane produces a buzzing and gives the daegeum a nasal, buzzing timbre. The flute is used in court and vernacular music and has its origin in the Unified Silla (668-918), with its invention linked to a story with King Sinmun (r. 681-692).
Description: Cylindrical bamboo tube stopped at blowing end; elliptical blow hole, six fingerholes, vent hole, and hole covered with a reed membrane; clear nylon string wound between holes, and a rectangular plate protecting membrane hole.
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