Biola is made from the wood is usual. But how if the biola is made from bamboo? This is the Ngatiman, the permit of Japanese Village, Dawe District, Holy District, Central Java. The idea was originally come because many bamboo living around her house.
Bamboo is a growing plant in Indonesia. Even the most types of bamboo in Indonesia. "Indonesia was awarded abundant bamboo, unfortunate if it was not utilized," said Ngatiman when found in her house. Indeed not all biola parts are made of bamboo. There is a combination with wood materials used in the neck or finger section.
There is nothing to use bamboo. Bamboo wide-diameter options and usually only grow in mountainous areas or called bamboo caskets. She also uses other types of bamboo, namely bamboo wulung. According to him, the type of male sound between other bas and tenor exists on bamboo wulung. As the sound of female type, alto and sopran can only be produced from bamboo casket. Because it is still done by hand, Ngatiman is able to produce biola from this bamboo within 1.5 months.
While studying the creation of biola automatically, Ngatiman guarantees its artificial biola not inferior to European-made biola. Bamboo Biola is made by Ngatiman from Rp3 million. In addition, consumers can also ask to add the art of the car on their body biola order.
Ngatiman who only graduated from the Primary School, learns to make biola automatically pursued using aghatis wood material, this success then inspired him to make biola with bamboo materials because it is easy to get around her home and village. Now, the bamboo biola products have been more often decorated with a variety of SMM products in Indonesia.
Photo and Text: Joseph Nugroho
