Hungary · Instrument making; Wood craft; Hungarian heritage
Magyar Tárogató — Hangszerkészítés Hagyomány
The Hungarian tárogató instrument making tradition — the making of the distinctive Hungarian single-reed woodwind instrument whose sorrowful, penetrating tone became the musical symbol of Hungarian national resistance. The hangszerkészítő reads the correct bore diameter quality through an acoustic blow-and-pitch assessment.
Risk level: Endangered · Not listed; on Hungarian national heritage inventory
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