KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -kŏmungo, also spelled geomungo, also called kum, Korean long board zither that originated in the 7th century. The kŏmungo is about 150 cm (5 feet) long and has three movable bridges and 16 convex frets supporting six silk strings.

Detailed explanation-2: -The geomungo (also spelled komungo or kŏmun’go) or hyeongeum (literally “black zither", also spelled hyongum or hyŏn’gŭm) is a traditional Korean plucked zither with both bridges and frets. Geomungo is a representative stringed instrument made in Goguryeo before the 5th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -On the front plate, which is made of paulownia wood, there are 16 frets beneath 6 strings through which a player presses strings with left hand to make a certain pitch, and a goose foot-shaped anjok that can be used to control pitches. Touch the Geomungo.