Clarion: ndi chiyani, mawonekedwe a zida, ntchito

Clarion ndi chida chamkuwa. Dzinali limachokera ku Chilatini. Mawu akuti "Clarus" amatanthauza chiyero, ndipo "Clario" yofananira imatanthawuza "chitoliro". Chidacho chinagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati chothandizira m'magulu oimba, ophatikizidwa bwino ndi zida zina zowulutsira.

Chakumapeto kwa zaka za m'ma Middle Ages, zida zingapo zofanana zinkatchedwa zimenezo. Chinthu chodziwika bwino cha Clarions chinali mawonekedwe a thupi mu mawonekedwe a S. Thupi liri ndi magawo atatu: chitoliro, belu ndi pakamwa. Kukula kwake kwa thupi ndi kocheperako poyerekeza ndi lipenga lokhazikika, koma cholankhulirapo chinali chachikulu. Belu lili kumapeto, limawoneka ngati chubu chokulirakulira. Amapangidwa kuti akweze mphamvu ya mawu.

Kukonza dongosolo kumachitika mothandizidwa ndi korona. Korona amapangidwa mu mawonekedwe a U. Chochita chonsecho chimayendetsedwa ndikutulutsa korona wamkulu kwambiri. Mavavu amatsegula ndi kutseka pamene wosewera mpira akusewera, kutulutsa mawu omwe akufuna.

Chinthu chosankha ndi valavu yowonongeka. Zitha kukhalapo pa akorona akulu ndi achitatu. Amapangidwa kuti achotse utsi wochuluka kuchokera mkati.

Oimba amakono amatcha clarion phokoso lapamwamba la clarinet. Nthawi zina amatchedwanso bango loyimitsa chiwalo.