管(guan)(guan)(guan)身竹制,多采用一(yi)段無節(jie)小竹管(guan)(guan)(guan)制成。管(guan)(guan)(guan)長38厘(li)(li)米(mi)、外徑1.8厘(li)(li)米(mi)、內徑1.3 厘(li)(li)米(mi) 。在距管(guan)(guan)(guan)首(左端)6厘(li)(li)米(mi)處,開有一(yi)個吹孔(kong)(kong)(kong) ,笛塞置于這(zhe)段管(guan)(guan)(guan)身內腔(qiang)中(zhong),距吹 孔(kong)(kong)(kong)0.5厘(li)(li)米(mi)。在管(guan)(guan)(guan)身中(zhong)下(xia)部,開有六個按音(yin)(yin)孔(kong)(kong)(kong),第一(yi)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)距管(guan)(guan)(guan)尾(右(you)端)5 .5厘(li)(li)米(mi),第六孔(kong)(kong)(kong)距管(guan)(guan)(guan)尾18厘(li)(li)米(mi),各按音(yin)(yin)孔(kong)(kong)(kong)距離(li)均等(deng)。不(bu)設膜孔(kong)(kong)(kong)。
演奏時(shi),管身橫(heng)置,奏法與漢族(zu)竹笛相(xiang)同。右(you)手(shou)無名(ming)指(zhi)、中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)指(zhi)、食(shi)指(zhi)分別(bie)按(an)第一(yi)、二、三孔(kong) ,左手(shou)無名(ming)指(zhi)、中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)指(zhi)、食(shi)指(zhi)分別(bie)按(an)第四、五(wu)、六孔(kong)。這種筒音(yin)(yin)為g?1的C調壯(zhuang)笛,通過(guo)平吹(chui) 和超(chao)(chao)吹(chui),音(yin)(yin)域g1—g3,有兩個(ge)八度(du)。平吹(chui)音(yin)(yin)色柔和、稍悶,超(chao)(chao)吹(chui)音(yin)(yin)色明(ming)亮、華麗。e3 以上(shang)的音(yin)(yin)比較(jiao)刺耳,很少使用。壯(zhuang)笛常(chang)用于獨奏、器樂(le)合奏或壯(zhuang)劇(ju)伴奏,是壯(zhuang)族(zu)八音(yin)(yin)樂(le)隊(dui)(dui)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong) 的重要樂(le)器之一(yi),它和馬骨(gu)胡同為主奏樂(le)器,每支八音(yin)(yin)樂(le)隊(dui)(dui)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)要有兩個(ge)壯(zhuang)笛席(xi)位。在壯(zhuang)劇(ju)樂(le) 隊(dui)(dui)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),壯(zhuang)笛也常(chang)擔任(ren)領(ling)奏。