what is karinding?. karinding is the sundanese's musical instruments and karinding is which one indonesian's unique musical instruments. It is made from old bamboo or from rib of palm leaf. Last time it is used for chased the rice disease, because it's sound can make insects go away for a few minute, because they dislike it. And did you know, this musical instruments has played since 300 years ago.

Karinding is not too known in indonesia. May be, because the musician is a little or not too much or may be really a little. And may be, because the youth forgot it and they prefer western cultures and western music. But now days almost all students in west java know about "karinding" and not just know but some students also practise to play it. It is a good step to preserve indonesian identity and culture for future.

There are 5 step for making a karinding what can be played well. And to make a karinding is so difficult because in making 5 karinding in a day just one what can be played well.
Karinding has three vital element that is first "Cecet ucing" (cat's tail) it is spot for the note to sound, it is like needle and then needle partition and "penenggeul" (beat) it's function is make tremble the needle when we beat this element.

To play it we just bring near this instruments to our mouth and beat it. Karinding just has a kay-note (one karinding for one note ex. If F, just for f). And it has two kinds that is karinding lanang (male) it is made from rib of palm leaf it is clearer than karinding wadon (female), it is made from bamboo and not too clear.