 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Tangmuri" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(February 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 | |
| Wind Instrument | |
|---|---|
| Inventor(s) | Hynniew Trep People |
Thetangmuri,ka tangmuri in theKhasi language, is adouble-reed conical-bore wind-instrument used by theHynniew Trep people ofMeghalaya State inNorth-East India.[1]
The tangmuri is used by musicians playing for traditional dances, and for other traditional rituals, such as cremations performed according to the indigenous religion,Niam Khasi. The tangmuri delivers a very high pitched sound when played by the musician.
The instrument consists of a turned conical-bore wooden chanter, about 20 cm long, with seven finger-holes on the front, and a separate flared turned 15 cm long wooden bell which is attached to the chanter by a push-fit.
The double-reed is tied onto a thin conical-bore metal tube around 3 cm long, which is wound with thread to hold it in place in the chanter.
 | This article relating todouble-reed instruments is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |