The banghyang consists of sixteen metal plates hung in a wooden frame. It is hit with the gaktoe, the stick made of cow horn. The thicker the plate, the higher the pitch, but their sizes are all the same.
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Title: Posture playing the banghyang
Creator: National Gugak Center
Subject Keywords: National Gugak Center,Korea Traditonal Instrument,Instrument,Southkorea,Court Rituals,royal ancestral shrine music,metal plate,wooden fram
Publisher: National Gugak Center
Rights: National Gugak Center
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