Trembita Hutsul (TG 01-01)

The history of the musical instrument of trembit, an integral part of the instrumental culture of Hutsulshchina, is very ancient. The folk instrument of beliefs was made only from the tree where the lightning struck. This tree is called a "thunderbolt". However, in view of the rather rare occurrence of such specimens, preference is given to trees that are "properly" saturated with moisture that grows near natural water bodies.

 

Mouthpiece wind instrument, which has a length of 3 meters, requires special properties of wood, and therefore pay attention to the resonant characteristics of wood. And if the future trembita "sounds", then from this tree you will get a tool. The future trembit will be made from a wooden pipe, wrapped in birch bark, boiled in boiling water.

 

Sometimes trembitu is compared to other instruments known in the world, but it is unique both in its origin and in that it has neither valves nor valves. Now you can buy a three-meter trembit in the store of Hutsul souvenirs "Zgarda" - exactly the same, real, weighing 1.5 kg, made using the old technology from birch bark.