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The main tube of a B ♭ tuba is approximately 18 feet (5.5 m) long, while that of a C tuba is 16 feet (4.9 m), of an E ♭ tuba 13 feet (4.0 m), and of an F tuba 12 feet (3.7 m). The instrument has a conical bore , meaning the bore diameter increases as a function of the tubing length from the mouthpiece to the bell.
The bamboo-tube zither exists in the 21st century in pockets from Madagascar, to India, Southeast Asia and the Philippine Islands of Northern Luzon and Mindanao. [2] Historically, it was found in India and China, where in the 21st century the Rudra veena and non-bamboo guzheng are modern relations. The basic instruments were constructed by ...
Quezon City, Philippines: University of the Philippines Diliman. OCLC 6593501. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2023; Dioquino, Corazon (October 22, 2009). "Philippine Bamboo Instruments". Humanities Diliman: A Philippine Journal of Humanities. 5 (1&2). University of the Philippines Diliman. ISSN 2012-0788.
A Kolitong's wooden frets. The frets are moved along the length of the string to adjust the string's pitch. A Kolitong's node. A hole is made on the node to improve the instrument's resonance. Polychordal tube zithers are widespread in the Philippines. They are found in the Cordilleras and in the Mindanao and Palawan area.
The sousaphone (/ ˈ s uː z ə f oʊ n / SOO-zə-fohn) is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. Created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper at the direction of American bandleader John Philip Sousa (after whom the instrument was then named), it was designed to be easier to play than the concert tuba while standing or marching, as well as to carry the sound of the instrument above the heads ...
The takumbo is a parallel-stringed tube zither made from bamboo, and is found in the Philippines. It is made from a heavy bamboo tube about 40 cm long, with both ends closed with a node. Two strands of strings, about 5 cm apart, are partially etched out from the body of the bamboo. Small wooden bridges are inserted beneath the strings at both ends.
Each bell is a metal tube, 30–38 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in diameter, tuned by altering its length. Its standard range is C 4 –F 5 , though many professional instruments reach G 5 . Tubular bells are often replaced by studio chimes, which are smaller and usually less expensive instruments.
A number of units of measurement were used in the Philippines to measure various quantities including mass, area, and capacity. The metric system has been compulsory in the country since 1860, during the late Spanish colonial period. [1]