Gible - Gible

Japanese: ギーブル - ぎーぶる
Gible - Gible


[structure]
The main part of the structure is the shape of the body, which has the function of maintaining tension in the membrane, which is necessary to produce sound, and the function of making the vibration of the membrane the characteristic sound of the drum. (1) Membrane The shape of the membrane is generally circular, which is advantageous for tension, but there are also oval (Gievre in Lapland), square (Duff), polygonal (Duff and Chinese tambourine), and irregular shapes that retain the cross-section of a tree trunk (African). The material is mainly animal leather, and it is said that aquatic animals (fish, reptiles) were used in the early days, and terrestrial animals were used later. Even today, fish skin is used for the darbuka in Egypt and the pahu hura in Hawaii, snake skin in mainland China, Indochina, and South America, and lizard skin in various parts of Oceania. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Gibur" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[構造]
 構造の主要部分は,音を生み出すために必要な,膜の緊張を保持する機構と,膜の振動を太鼓の音として特徴づける機能をもつ胴の形態である。(1)膜 膜の形は一般に緊張力に有利な円形であるが,楕円形(ラップランドのギーブルgievre),四角形(ドゥッフ),多角形(ダッフおよび中国のタンバリン),あるいは木の幹の断面そのままの不規則な形を残しているもの(アフリカ)などがある。材料は主として動物の革で,初期には水生動物(魚,爬虫類),後になって陸生動物が用いられるようになったといわれているが,現在もなおエジプトのダルブッカ,ハワイ諸島のパフ・フラpahu huraなどには魚,中国大陸,インドシナ半島,南アメリカではわずかではあるが蛇,オセアニア各地ではトカゲの皮が用いられている。…

※「ギーブル」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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