Torokhkatalo

Infobox Instrument
name=Torokhkalo
names=HS#:111.1


classification=
*Idiophone
range=
related=
* Kalatalo
* Torokhkavka
* Klepach

The Torokhkalo ( _uk. Трохкатало) - (Kalatalo, Torokhkavka, Klepach)This is an Ukrianian folk instrument used in folk ensembles whenever a drum is not available. It was also used by night guards to scare away intruders. The instrument is made from a piece of wood with a handle. A second piece of wood shorter than the first is joined to the original piece by metal rings near from the handle. A hole is drilled through both pieces at one end and a wooden bolt is placed through the hole so that the additional piece can move a small distance. When the instrument is spun around it produces a very loud sound amplified by the stillness of the night.

A variant of the torokhkalo is the klepach that consists of a wooden hammer on an axis which is swung from one side to the other.

ources

*Humeniuk, A. - Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty - Kyiv: Naukova dumka, 1967
*Mizynec, V. - Ukrainian Folk Instruments - Melbourne: Bayda books, 1984
*Cherkasky, L. - Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty // Tekhnika, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2003 - 262 pages. ISBN 966-575-111-5