Oungum players at the Children's Palace, Pyongyang. | |
| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | ŏŭn-gŭm, eoeungeum |
| Classification | Plucked string instrument |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.322-6 (Chordophone with permanently attached resonator and neck, sounded by a plectrum) |
| Developed | 1960's |
| Related instruments | |
The eoeungeum (RR) or ŏŭn-gŭm (MR) (Korean: 어은금) is a stringed musical instrument invented and played in North Korea. It is between the size of a mandolin and a mandola, and commonly has four single strings. It is a development in the 1960's from the traditional Korean instrument called hyangbipa.[excessive citations]