Gewa KAZOO Metall

Gewa metal kazoo

The features of the Gewa Kazoo:

• Material: metal
• Bright and stable sound
• Parchment membrane

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The kazoo is a simple musical instrument from the group of membranophones. It works in a similar way to the old technique of comb blowing. You sing or hum against a membrane, which distorts the sound through its vibrations, producing a slightly saxophone-like sound.

Kazoos often come in a characteristic shape: An approximately 10-12 cm long, slightly rectangular tube that tapers towards the end but is still open. A round, half-open holder sits on top of the tube, under which a parchment membrane rests loosely. However, there are also kazoos in a wide variety of shapes, often modeled on other wind instruments. The membrane holder is then attached to the top or side.

Kazoos are made from various materials. The most common and cheapest is plastic, which emphasizes the typical mewling sound. Kazoos made of metal sound brighter and are more stable, but are somewhat more expensive. Kazoos made of wood are relatively elegant and have a warm and soft sound.

A kazoo is not a wind instrument in the conventional sense. It is not blown into, but sung into. The small parchment membrane is made to vibrate with your own voice. The result is a mewling, nasal, distorted sound. The pitch depends solely on the tone sung into it.

Precursors of the kazoo have existed in Africa for several centuries. While there were real kazoo orchestras in the 1920s and the instrument was also used as a melody voice, it now generally only plays a role as an effects instrument or musical gag.

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