Pku

For other uses, see PKU (disambiguation).

The pku, alternatively spelled pzuk,(in Armenian “Պկու”) is an Armenian musical instrument, similar to a clarinet. It has been called the national instrument of Armenia. The pku is a single-reed aerophone with seven holes and a one octave range with the open cone of a bull horn at one end.

The pku.

See also

• Erkencho
• Erke
• Shofar

References

• "Pku". Instruments. Hayren Ensemble. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
• Swets, Wouter (September 1973). "Record Reviews". Ethnomusicology. 17 (3): 573–576. doi:10.2307/849977. JSTOR 849977.

External links

• Karen Hakobyan, the master who prepares this instrument