Lamellaphone

This instrument was collected in the field by Christopher Powell-Cotton, and is associated with the Soga tribe. It is a lamellaphone made of a wooden box carved out of a single piece of wood. The right side of the box has a wooden panel (probably cut to allow the carving of the soundbox), joined with dark beeswax. The box has two round soundholes, on the bottom and back, the latter being bushed. It has thirteen lamellas made of iron alloy, that have small rings/jingles for rattling effect, probably made from old cans. The pressure bar and the bridge are also made of iron alloy, and the former is attached to the box with metal wire. The backrest is made of a wooden dowel.