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Tag Archives: Phragmites
Phragmites australis vs Arundo donax
So far as I am aware, no aulos player today uses reeds made of Common Reed, Phragmites australis. We all use Giant Reed, Arundo donax. The reason is simple: the doublepipe revival began in a cultural environment that only esteemed Arundo. … Continue reading
Posted in Materials, Reeds
Tagged aplastos, bombyx, cane, kataspasmata, Phragmites, plasis, reeds, Theophrastus
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Hichiriki reeds
by Jean Jeltsch, Robin Howell and Barnaby Brown This Japanese hichiriki reed was photographed by the bassoon reed researcher Jean-Marie Heinrich in the 1980s. It bears a striking resemblance to an aulos reed acquired by the Berlin Egyptian Museum in 1894: … Continue reading
Posted in Living traditions, Reeds
Tagged balaban, Berlin, cane, duduk, guan, hichiriki, monaulos, Phragmites, reed making, reeds, silk road
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