Hulusi

The Hulusi (Chinese葫芦丝, Pinyin Hulusi ) is a breakdown tongue instrument of Chinese music. It belongs to the genus of the mouth organs. It consists of a bottle gourd as a resonator and three in sunken bamboo pipes, which has the middle game seven holes. The arrangement of the finger holes is the same as in Bawu.

Similar to the bagpipe two side-mounted pipes be switched on as drones. These additional signals that are usually tuned to the fifth and octave, sound constant. In the central melody pipe a triangular resounding brass tongue is blown, creating a nice nasal sound. Hulusi are usually tuned diatonic, some to the key of C, others on F and G.

The instrument is easy to play because you need a strong, steady breathing, so as not to let the sound vary in height. Despite technical difficulties, the game Hulusi rewarded with a warm tone that is in the volume has enough clout to lead the melody in an ensemble.