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Salusophone: Characteristics, price, and history of woodwind instruments

There is no doubt that people who can imagine the salusophone among orchestral instruments are quite otaku. The salusophone is a very old instrument, and although it was created in modern times, it is an old instrument that is hardly used today. This corresponds to a woodwind instrument, and when you look at it, it looks like a brass instrument.

2023.11.03

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Agogo: Characteristics, price, and history of ethnic musical instruments

The agogo is a percussion instrument used in Latin music, but it is not well known. This may be because the percussion instrument itself is not that conspicuous, but many people do not even know what this instrument is called in the first place. Many people confuse agogobells and cowbells, so we have also summarized the differences.

2023.10.07

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Contrabassoon: Characteristics, price, and history of orchestral instruments

Do you know the instrument called contrabassoon? This instrument, which was born in Vienna, Austria, is often used as an orchestral instrument, but not many people know about it. This instrument is one of the woodwind instruments, and is a gigantic instrument that is twice the size of a bassoon.

2023.09.16

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Yatoga: characteristics, price, and history of the ethnic musical instrument

Many people probably don't know about the instrument called Yatoga. That's no wonder; this instrument is a Mongolian folk instrument, and compared to the Morinkhor, it is clearly one of the minor instruments. Yatoga is a well-known musical instrument among the Mongolian people, and is mainly played in Mongolia and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China.

2023.09.02

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Zahoon: Woodwind instrument Pocket saxophone characteristics, price, and history

The xaphoon is called a pocket saxophone. Genuine pocketsax products are hard to find in Japan. Since it is a lead instrument and the tone is almost the same as a saxophone, it looks like it is the exact same instrument. However, the creator of this instrument is different from the saxophone. The creator will be Hawaiian.

2023.07.14

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Tonkori: Characteristics, price, and history of the stringed instrument Ainu culture

Tonkori is a traditional musical instrument passed down to the Ainu people, and is equivalent to an ethnic musical instrument. The tonkori is classified as a stringed instrument, and many Ainu people call it "ka". The tonkori consists of five strings, and it takes a lot of practice to master them. Unique music and playing methods are expressed by tonkori.

2023.07.01

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Violilla: Characteristics, price, and history of the stringed instrument

It may be said that people other than Japanese do not know much about the instrument called viola. This is because although this instrument was born in Japan, it is not so well known. Viola is a stringed instrument produced by Yamaha, one of the world's musical instrument manufacturers. The viola looks exactly like the taishokoto, but there are many differences.

2023.06.13

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Hermann harp: characteristics, price, and history of the modern musical instrument

Speaking of the harp, many people think that it is a musical instrument with a very old history, even if you look at the page on the official sales website. However, new species of harp are emerging. That is the Hermann harp. The Hermann harp is a new type of harp that appeared in Germany, and it is also a relatively recent instrument. Therefore, although it is not very well known, it is an instrument that is attracting attention.

2023.06.02

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Danbau: characteristics, price, and history of the ethnic musical instrument

You may not have heard much about Dan Bau. This instrument is a traditional Vietnamese instrument and one of the instruments used by the ancient Vietnamese. This instrument is classified as a stringed instrument, and has a rather unusual feature of having only one string.

2023.05.26

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Tsimbarom: Characteristics, price, and history of the percussion instrument

Cimbalom is a Hungarian folk instrument. Cimbalom is a musical instrument that spread to Hungary, Romania, Austria, etc. in the eastern part of Europe, and sounds are produced by hitting or playing metal strings stretched on a trapezoidal box. This instrument was often used in modern European orchestras.

2023.03.10

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