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Musical Instruments Workshop

The Musical Instruments Workshop in Kathmandu makes traditional murchungas with brass and bronze frames in various sizes and shapes.

The workshop’s jaw harps are simple Nepalese murchungas, but their workmanship is somewhat more careful than that of ordinary souvenir instruments. Even gaps prevent pronounced extraneous sounds, while the construction allows the player to strike in both directions.

The BP174 murchunga represented in the catalogue has a quiet, soft and even sound. Its harmonic overtones are reasonably distinct, making the instrument suitable for learning basic melodic playing and pitch control.


Nepal, Kathmandu


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Bronze with a figure reed (Nepalese Murchungas) Round big (Nepalese Murchungas) Medium Bronze Murchunga (Nepalese Murchungas)
Medium Thick (Nepalese Murchungas) Brass, thin, massive (Nepalese Murchungas) Round brass standard (Nepalese Murchungas) Round brass big (Nepalese Murchungas)
Round bronze standard (Nepalese Murchungas) Round bronze large (Nepalese Murchungas) Medium (Nepalese Murchungas) Thin (Nepalese Murchungas)
Winged (Nepalese Murchungas)
Many of our jaw harps are unique instruments handmade by individual makers. Details may differ slightly from the photographs. We guarantee that each instrument matches its written description.
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