Saron Barung and saron peking belonging to balungan Instrument. Saron Barung have one octave (gembyangan) only. They are composed from lowest tones to higer tones, in sequence. Function of Saron Barung same as demung, slenthem, saron penerus or saron peking. They are to make identifying mark of gending. If in the modern instrument this function like a melody.
Siter
Make from wood, wire, and metal sheet. Siter can make slendro and pelog tones. We setting what needed, only, up to us.
Kendang
For result a good tones kendang must be slap with the flat of the hand. Sound can be show from kendang: “tong”, “tak”, “thung”,”dah/dang”, “ket”, “tlang”, “delang”, etc. The sound go along flat of the hand position.
What is the price range for a set of three kendang drums? I think in the set I have seen, both ends of each drum is goat hide, no buffalo.
ReplyDeleteThe two ends each have such similar looking, feeling heads, that's why I think so. The drums I have seen are very pretty, and they have hardly been played. They are not old (maybe 3 years or so). What would one pay in Indonesia for three (small, medium, large) such drums in good condition and not the highest quality (I think the rope tuning is with nylon rope, not the traditional materials).
sorry, I certainly do not know the price. But estimates of 400-00 to 1,000,000 rupiah/ piece
ReplyDeleteI just bought a nice, medium sized javanese kendang in yogyakarta for just about 1,000,000 Rp w/ the stand. There were cheaper (and not quite as good sounding) drums available in the store. As you would imagine, small ones were cheaper and large ones more expensive.
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