Description: The bin is a "free reed instrument", commonly found in the North Indian regions from, Punjab, Gujarat, Rhajasthan and neighboring areas here. This instrument has been strongly linked or associated with the "snake charmers" but, even though the snakes them selves; don't hear, they do sense the vibrations.

This instrument is constructed from a gourd, wooden mouth piece, also with bamboo (two pipes often), both pipes have 6-finger holes. Also each pipe has a bamboo reed either carved from the piece of pipe or an attached seperate reed (also often of the same material).

More will come, 2006.12.14 Thursday (last entered).