Mouth organ

Mouth organ, mouth blown free reed instrument. Six bamboo pipes, arranged vertically with their lower ends set into a gourd wind chamber. The gourd has a long, curved integral mouthpipe. The pipes are arranged around a central bamboo tube and tied are together with a string near the bottom in such a way that the tops twist clockwise. Three of the pipes have round finger holes in the sides. The sounding pipes each have a free reed at the lower end, set within the gourd. There is an airtight seal of black wax around the pipes where they join the gourd.