Sheng (mouth-organ)

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Alternative Title

Sheng.

Instrument

Sheng/Mouth organs/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Sheng

Instrument Family

Wind

Place Made

Shanghai ; Asia ; China

Date Made

(1973)

Description

Technical description: Chromium plated bowl-shaped wind-chest (circumference: 310mm, height: 80mm), with elongated mouthpiece (length: 90mm); 17 bamboo pipes of varying length inserted into upper surface of wind-chest (1 pipe missing),14 pipes with one finger-hole and an elongated hole at the inside defining the length of the vibrating air coloumn, pipes equipped for free beating reeds at the bottom (inside the chamber); brass reeds, three(?) pipes muted. All but 15 reeds missing. Overall size: 660mm. Stamped on top of base with Chinese characters and "32 / SHANGHAI / 73.".

Notes

P.R. Cooke, 1993.

Measurements

660.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2104