The daegeum is made from yellow bamboo and has eight holes; one blowing hole, six finger holes and an extra hole covered with a thin membrane called “cheong”, which is located between the blowing hole and finger hole. An additional hole, a tuning hole at the end of the instrument is also present.
There are two types of daegum, depending on what type of music it is played; the jeong-ak daegeum is used for classical or court music and usually is the larger instrument (around 85-90 cm); and, the sanjo daegum which is used for folk music and measures about 75 cms.
One of the Korean businessman in our place has a bamboo flute conspicuously displayed in his office. The flute was displayed in a glass casing and is the first thing that you will see when you enter the room. Out of curiosity, I asked what they call the instrument in Korean, and he said that they call it daegum, that was how I was introduced to this Korean instrument.
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Good thing about Daegeum Flute is that you can buy them cheaply or you can just make them at home. Nevertheless if you are going to make a homemade bamboo flute just make sure to have the right guidelines and information. You need to know the proper measurements, the holes and the exact length and weight of a good bamboo flute. Have soothing and relaxing sounds anytime with a must have Bamboo flute at your hand!
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