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Paiban

The paiban (Chinese: 拍板; pinyin: pāibǎn) is a clapper made from several flat pieces of hardwood or bamboo (or, formerly, sometimes also ivory or metal), which is used in many different forms of Chinese music. There are many different types of paiban, and the instrument is also referred to as bǎn (板), tánbǎn (檀板; 'sandalwood clapper'), mùbǎn (木板; 'wooden…

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used also guban referred together one different chinese clapper bamboo several sometimes many music held hand drum made types 拍板

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