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Pku big (tenor in G)

The instrument consists of two parts.
It has eight finger holes on the front and one hole on the opposite side.
Length – 56cm
Diapason – from lower octave fa to I octave so
When the finger holes are not blocked the sound of I octave so is produced, when six holes are blocked the sound of lower octave so is produced.

The instrument consists of a pipe and a reed. A horn prepared from a cow’s horn is fixed to the lower part of the pipe. The reed is prepared from ebonite and a cane mouthpiece. The mouthpiece can produce shrill or soft sounds. The instrument can be prepared in different keys - in C, A, E, F, B, etc.