The mouthpiece and tone holes are made in a piece of shinodake (small bamboo) (Pleioblastus simonii) which is then wrapped the tube in to (Japanese wisteria) and the inside coated with lacquer to protect it and enhance the sound. |
篠竹(雌竹)に歌口と音孔(手孔、指穴)を開け、藤で管を巻き、内面に漆を塗り管内を保護すると同時に鳴りをよくする。 |