Musical Instruments

Grass bamboo can be used in preparation of musical instruments like wind, string, and percussion instruments. Bamboo is ideally suited for manufacture of xylophone bars and chimes, flutes and organs, violins and zithers and violin bows. Bamboo plates can be used for forming body and neck of acoustic guitar as it is easily avail­able and is economical (Wegst 2008) . Bamboo is nearly immutable, and hence resistant to change. Bamboo is straight and cylindrical; this structure is best suited for production of musical instruments like flute (Grame 1962). Bamboo used for formation of musical instruments should be harvested at 3-5 years of age for high strength and durability (Diver 2001). Bamboo culms are also used for production of wind chimes (Perdue 1958).