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INDONESIAN BAMBOO COMMUNITY
It has long been known bamboo communities in Indonesia and use it in everyday life, both to build a house, household appliances, handicrafts, musical instruments, and others.
It is not independent of the availability of bamboo that grow easily in the country and many bamboo
craftsmen in the country, but unfortunately the proliferation of bamboo growth in the country does not necessarily provide higher welfare to the craftsmen.
In addition because of the lack of technology for processing bamboo, there are many young people who are not familiar with and develop creativity to increase the sale value of bamboo.
That’s what inspires Adang Muhidin and Yudi grace formed Indonesian Bamboo Community (IBC) on 30 April 2011, which is intended as a forum for creators bamboo and restore the glory of bamboo in the country, as well as to increase the economic value of bamboo and welfare of the artisans who depend on
this plant.
There bamboo processing technology to very advanced, “said the Chairman of Indonesian Bamboo Community Adang Muhidin to Indonesia Creative, recently.
Although the technology is, Indonesia is far behind, but Adang confident in terms of innovation and creativity to process bamboo into a masterpiece, Indonesia is much more creative and will never inferior to other nations.
Bamboo Musical Instruments
IBC is more focused on the development of innovation, creativity, and creativity to make a bamboo musical instrument, introduced, providing training to the community through his work to play.
IBC election to be creative and innovative bamboo musical instrument is not without reason, in addition to his creation acceptable overseas markets as well as to preserve and encourage the younger generation to know more about bamboo that can produce a variety of new innovations.
According to Adang, bamboo musical instrument is one of creativity that can not be separated from the development of time and can be used for a variety of musical genres.
Because the results of innovation are made of bamboo musical instruments IBC consists of various types of guitars such as bamboo, bamboo violin, trumpet bamboo, bamboo saxophone, harp, bamboo, bamboo cello, percussion, bamboo, bamboo contra bass, guitar and stylish bamboo.
“Actually bamboo musical instrument innovation we are all yet to be named, so names like bamboo violin, guitar bamboo, and others simply because of the similarity noise only when it is played,” he said.
IBC is now awaiting support from the government, to enhance the formation of the world’s first bamboo orchestra with drums and piano made of bamboo.
Both types of instruments are required as a condition of the equipment they pick the music for a musical orchestra.
It is also desirable foreign tourists who had come to the IBC office at Lotus Valley Housing Block F2 No. 3 West Bandung regency, as well as workshop places residing in West Pagarsih Road No. 15, Bandung.
So it is not surprising if members of the IBC is not only limited to the cities in Indonesia such as Bandung, Yogyakarta, Jakarta, and Bali, but some are coming from abroad, the Philippines.
Bamboo Musical Instruments Promising Business
Many of the activities carried out by IBC to develop and preserve the bamboo.
Starting from the IBC Course, in the form of training and playing a musical instrument made of bamboo, as well as training craft of bamboo that can be followed by the general public.
While IBC Assistance provides facilities and coaches bamboo musical instrument from the IBC to the community who would like to try playing a bamboo musical instrument for free.
IBC also opened the Trainer Course is intended to increase the number of coaches bamboo musical instrument.
IBC is often also hold regular concerts, appearing in television programs, as well as participate in various exhibitions to popularize bamboo musical instrument innovation results.
To be sure, IBC building networks with other countries to develop and preserve the bamboo musical instrument not only in the country but also all over the world.
Such activities are routinely performed.
Because the development of the bamboo musical instrument with a variety of innovations, in addition to preserving the bamboo, can be a business that promises to improve the welfare of the community who are struggling with bamboo.
Adang example, one instrument for IBC, the bamboo fiddle, with a capital of Rp 100,000 production using raw materials of bamboo and extra strings, and workmanship for one day, the selling price could reach Rp 350,000.
“We saw a bamboo musical instrument business as prospective businesses in the creative industries of today and tomorrow, as well as a genuine local Indonesian business case,” he said.
Although the future of bamboo musical instrument business is very bright, IBC still have limitations for development.
According to IBC, required the involvement of all stakeholders in the implementation of all the activities that they do, especially the local government.
Until now only limited support for the promotion of the central government through the Ministry of Trade Sector Export Development.
While the attention of the local government is still very low, but it often provides training to local people to make a bamboo musical instrument for free
“We really hope the whole role of government, especially for bamboo musical instrument research and provide training to the community in a variety of areas that can not be exceeded.
During this time we are only limited operations of the team performing the music of bamboo results in a variety of events, “he hoped.
Bamboo Living Museum
In addition to innovate by making bamboo musical instruments and providing training to various circles of society, IBC wants to have a place to research and manufacture of bamboo musical instrument bamboo living museum that can be viewed by the public.
Through bamboo living museum, the public can find everything related to bamboo, both from the process of planting bamboo, up to making creations made from bamboo.
“We believe the bamboo as one of the fastest growing trees in the world, is very useful compared to wood which takes decades to be cut down,” he explained.
