Home > Collections > Musical Instruments(CATALOG I)

047 saron demung

Image ( JPEG format )

Indonesia=Java
keys: 7, bronze; with a wooden resonator box; L. 97.5cm
beater: 1; range:a#-c#''; scale: slendro

The slabs are a half cylinder shape. A nail which passes through the slabs loosely fastens them to the wooden resonator box. Played with a wooden mallet. Used in gamelan ensembles as a melodic instrument.


[ << ]-- [ >> ]

[ Back to Top Menu ]
Music Department, Tokyo National University of the Arts, 12-8 Ueno Kouen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8714, Japan
▲PAGE TOP
Music Department, Tokyo National University of the Arts, 12-8 Ueno Kouen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8714, Japan