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{{Short description|Pitched membranophone}}
{{for|the food|Spare ribs}}
The [[China|Chinese]] '''''paigu''''' (排鼓; pinyin: páigǔ; also spelled '''''pai gu''''') is a set of three to seven tuned [[drum]]s (in most instances five are used), traditionally made of [[wood]] with animal skin heads. It is played by beating the heads (and sometimes also the body) with sticks. Most drums are double-sided and turnable. Both sides have different tunings. Tuning is done through the use of [[Hex key|Allen keys]].
==References==
* {{cite web
| url = http://www.hongxiao.com/yqku/90paigu.htm
| script-title = zh:排鼓
| work = www.hongxiao.com
| language = Chinese
| accessdate = 2008-04-02
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071115005917/http://www.hongxiao.com/yqku/90paigu.htm
| archive-date = 2007-11-15
| url-status = dead
}}
* {{cite web
| url = http://www.sgss.edu.hk/music/curriculum/listening/instruments/paigu.mp3
| title = listen to a sample of a Paigu performance
| work = www.sgss.edu.hk
| format = MP3
| accessdate = 2008-04-02
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719125915/http://www.sgss.edu.hk/music/curriculum/listening/instruments/paigu.mp3
| archive-date = 2011-07-19
| url-status = dead
}}
{{Traditional Chinese musical instruments}}
[[Category:Chinese musical instruments]]
[[Category:Drums]]
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