Materials

pine tree, cowhide

Size

2 ja (66cm) x 2 ja /2.5 ja (83cm) x 2.5 ja/3 ja (99cm) x3 ja

Our product, Dae-buk, is superior in its magnificent and beautiful appearance. Since it is made from red pine trees dried during the winter season, its intensity is excellent. Drum’s intensity is important in that its rim is struck with drumstick as a part of playing skills. With its outstanding intensity, drums made by Hanwulrim are greatly loved by professional drum players. In addition, we use only the first-class thick hides of oxen raised in Korea as materials for drum and employ the technique to coat drum frame with glass fiber sheets. With these specialties of Hanwulrim, we can resonate the elegant sound of Hanwulrim’s drums throughout the world.

Materials

pine tree, ox-hide

Size

1.3 ja (43cm) / 5 chi (15cm)/ 8chi (24cm) x 2ja (66cm)

Modeum-buk made by Hanwulrim is famous among professional players for its strong frame and excellent sound resonance, which is only possible with the thick ox-hide. Like Dae-buk, it is made from red pine trees regarded as having good quality that helps to increase the intensity of the drum and have beautiful patterns. Drums with diverse size are possible. Each different sound from the different size drums beautifully harmonizes. We manufacture the special rapport of drum music in accordance with different performing situations. All of these are the main parts of which Hanwulrim is most proud.

Materials

pine tree, ox-hide

Size

174 cm x 60 cm

The drum is manufactured with prefabricating method. Since it is made of the strong red pine tree, it can keep its shape for a long time even with violent playing for a long time. The sounds produced from the first class hides resonate even in people’s mind. In order to prevent any change, high quality tree of lauan is used. The drum becomes the representative high quality instrument. In addition, the exquisite beauty of the painting adds the outside beauty of drums. Nobody would hesitate to recommend the drum as the partner of great performance.

Size

55 ~ 62cm (long)

Materials

Trunk made of paulownia wood, cowhide (or hide of dog, ram or horse), leather loop to control strings

Features

coating with waterproof substances inside of the trunk, excellent durability and antibiosis

With its hourglass shape, it is also called “Se-yo-go” which means slim-waisted drum. The trunk is mainly made of paulownia or sometimes of metal or other trees. The left side called ‘Gungpyun’ is covered with cowhide, while the right side called ‘Chaepyun’ with horse or ram skin. The trunk is made of paulownia wood. In accordance with the thick of leather, the sound is different. For example, if leather is thick, it produces low tones. On the other hand, if the leather is thin, it produces clearer and higher sounds. The part called ‘Gulrae’ is moved left and right to control sound higher or lower. In short, Changgo is the leading Korean percussion instrument, which is used, in every Korean musical piece like Jeong-ak, Sanjo, Mu-ak, Jap-ga, Minyo and Nong-ak (farm music) etc.

size

diameter 35~45cm

Materials

paulownia wood and cowhide

Features

Covering each sides of the trunk made of paulownia wood with cowhide and then fastened with strings weaving the holes of each cowhide’ rim

Drum is one of the most primitive musical instruments to human beings. In the beginning, buk or drum itself was an independent instrument, but as other instruments developed and vocal music came into being, the drum became more important in accompaniment rather than an independent performance. But, in many countries, drum itself has remained as a good single performance instrument. In Korea, drum along with Changgo (the traditional Korean hourglass-shaped drum) is the excellent independent performance instrument in drum dance and nong-ak (farm music). In the past, drum’s trunk was made of wood trunk whose inside was carved out. Nowadays, the trunk is made of several wood boards. Both sides of the trunk are covered with cowhide. Various kinds of hide were used in other countries. In Korea, hide of cow or dog had mostly used. There are 20 kinds of drum in Korea, among which 10 kinds of drums are rarely used at present. Drums have different names according to shapes. The size of drum used for Nong-ak is 45x25cm. The inside part of paulownia log cut through and covered with cowhide, then fastened with strings which are tightened by inserting wedges under them. With these wedges, tone of sound can be adjusted. Contrary to Samul-buk, the drum for p’ansori (traditional Korean opera) is wrapped with a piece of hide once and then put with same another hide to each drumhead, having them fixed with tiny metal tacks embedded around the rim of both drumheads. So, drum for p’ansori can not control tones of the sound.

Size

diameter 38cm

Material

Trunk made of paulownia tree, cowhide

Features

The drum is used in p'ansori as an accompaniment. The two sides of trunk are covered with cowhide which are fixed with round-shaped nails.

It is also called ‘Sori-buk’ and usually used in p’ansori (narrative folk song) as an accompaniment. A player of this drum is called ‘Gosu’. You can know the important role of ‘Gosu’ in the Korean sayings; “one Gosu equals two great singers”. ‘Gosu’ also adds amusement by saying encouraging words (called ‘Chuyimsae’) in the course of singer’s narration and song. Contrary to ‘Pungmul-buk’ (drum used for Pungmul-nori) of which sides are tied up with string, Sori-buk’s trunk is itself used for playing music and cowhide wraps each side of the trunk being fixed with iron buttons.

Size

diameter 39cm

Material

brass

Features

Hammering repeatedly brass into shape (this kind of method is called ‘Bangjja’), So, having excellence in sound, sound resonance and spreading.

It has not been exactly known when the instrument was first used, however, -a music book produced during the reign of King Sungjong of Chosun Dynasty mentions about Taegum and Sogum and the instrument was called ‘Jing’ or ‘Taegum’ according to its usage. For example, in Chongmyo-jeryeak, the 11 minor keys that are known as Chongdaeop are played when three cups of Korean liquor are presented to the spirits. Chongmyo is the shrine where the spirits of the Kings in Chosun dynasty are honored and the instrumental and vocal music with dance used in the ceremony is called Chongmyo-jeryeak. When the first cup of liquor is presented, it is announced with beating the instrument called ‘Jwago’ (the large size drum on the prop) ten times. When the third cup of liquor’s presentation is over, beat ‘Taegum’ ten times in order to announce the end of music. In nong-ak (farm music), k’kwaenggari plays small and fast rhythm while Jing plays the each first major key of rhythms. Jing is played with a drumstick wrapped in cloth. In the past, rice straw instead of cloth once were used to make sound more soft. It is a tendency that drumstick is getting harder.

Size

22cm diameter

Material

brass

Features

repeatedly hammering brass into shape, which is the same type of percussion as Jing, but only, much smaller. It is not easily broken and has clear and elegant sound.

It is also called K’waenggari or Sogum. Like jing, it is also made of brass but smaller than jing. This instrument’s name is varied in accordance with its usage. For example, it is recorded as Sogum when it is used in Chogmyo-jeryeak and k’waenggari in Nong-ak (farm music). In Chongmyo-jeryeak, Sogum is played three times after Jingo and Taegum were played at the first key. In Nong-ak (farmer’s music),the two person who play k’waenggari are named as a Sangshoi (a first gong-player) and Bushoi(a second gong-player). The former plays the role of conductor and uses more high-tone sounds of gong and the latter more soft and low-tone sound of gong. K'waenggari played in Nong-ak has the handle with red silk-thread and play with mallet made of wood. In order to prevent rupture of the gong, it is beat with mallet slightly side of it. Attaching or taking off hands to the back of the instrument can produce various sounds.

Materials

Paulownia wood and cowhide

Features

It is played as an accompaniment and famous for its beautiful ‘Dancheong’-various colors-.

This is an instrument made of a frame and a suspending drum. It had not been seen in the old literature until the painting of Kim, Hong-do (a genre painter of late of the Chosun Dynasty). His painting shows well the formation of six Korean traditional music instruments expressed as ‘Sam-hyun Yuk-gak’ [Sam-hyun: Komungo (a 6-stringed zither), Kayagum, and Dangbipa, Yuk-gak: Buk (drum), Changgo (traditional Korean hourglass-shaped drum), Haegeum, Taegum and a pair of Piri]. Jwago is played together when the left side of drumhead of Changgo is beaten at the first or strong key of rhythm. The instrument is also played as an accompaniment in dance or in the woodwind instruments ensemble and the concert of wind and string instruments, etc.