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    The đàn tre is a string instrument created by Vietnamese refugee Minh Tam Nguyen using recycled materials while interned in a re-education camp during the Vietnam War. Only two examples of the đàn tre currently exist. Nguyen created the first đàn tre in 1976 and a second version in 1981, donating the original to the National Museum of Australia in 1990. The instrument is made from a bamboo tube and olive oil can used as an amplification box, and was inspired by the guitar and zither.

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    The đàn tre is a string instrument created by Vietnamese refugee Minh Tam Nguyen using recycled materials while interned in a re-education camp during the Vietnam War. Only two examples of the đàn tre currently exist. Nguyen created the first đàn tre in 1976 and a second version in 1981, donating the original to the National Museum of Australia in 1990. The instrument is made from a bamboo tube and olive oil can used as an amplification box, and was inspired by the guitar and zither.

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    The đàn tre is a string instrument created by Vietnamese refugee Minh Tam Nguyen using recycled materials while interned in a re-education camp during the Vietnam War. Only two examples of the đàn tre currently exist. Nguyen created the first đàn tre in 1976 and a second version in 1981, donating the original to the National Museum of Australia in 1990. The instrument is made from a bamboo tube and olive oil can used as an amplification box, and was inspired by the guitar and zither.

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    The đàn tre is a string instrument created by Vietnamese refugee Minh Tam Nguyen using recycled materials while interned in a re-education camp during the Vietnam War. Only two examples of the đàn tre currently exist. Nguyen created the first đàn tre in 1976 and a second version in 1981, donating the original to the National Museum of Australia in 1990. The instrument is made from a bamboo tube and olive oil can used as an amplification box, and was inspired by the guitar and zither.

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    The đàn tre is a handmade string instrument created by Minh Tam Nguyen, a

    Vietnamese refugee. Only two examples of the instrument currently exist, with the
    location of one being unknown.

    Minh Tam Nguyen (born 25 November 1947 in Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam) began
    playing guitar at 13.[1] He became a priest in the Redemptorist Order, but left to
    teach music in schools.[1] After the outbreak of the Vietnam War, Nguyen became a
    lieutenant in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in 1968. After being captured by
    Viet Cong forces during conflict in the Phubon jungle on 20 March 1975, he was sent
    to a series of labour camps.[2][1]

    In 1976, Nguyen created his first đàn tre during his time interned in the re-
    education camp in Pleiku Province, Central Vietnam.[1][3] Created from recycled
    materials, he used it to teach another prisoner how to play music. After being
    released from the camp in 1981, Nguyen sought refuge in the Philippines with his
    son, leaving his first prototype behind. In 1981, Nguyen created another đàn tre
    during his time at a refugee camp on Palawan Island.[2][4]

    The đàn tre (Vietnamese: "bamboo string instrument") is a stringed instrument,


    inspired by the guitar and the zither. Throughout Nguyen's journey, the instrument
    was continuously expanded and improved. The đàn tre consists of two parts: a bamboo
    tube which its 23 strings are pegged on and an amplification box made from a four-
    litre Dante olive oil can.[2] The strings are guitar strings and are 80 cm long.
    Strings are connected to the bamboo tube by steel tuning keys. The instrument is
    secured using various hose clamps. There are sound holes at the base of the đàn
    tre.[2][4]

    The đàn tre was used by Nguyen as a way to combat loneliness and to keep a
    connection to his homeland. After being separated from his family and emigrating to
    Australia, he played the instrument in public for performances, such as at a
    conference of the Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland in 1984.[2]

    Nguyen's đàn tre was loaned to the National Museum of Australia for an exhibition.
    Nguyen later donated his đàn tre to the museum in 1990 after being reunited with
    his family.[5][3]

    In 2019, the đàn tre was picked to be one of the subjects of the Grigoryan
    Brothers' suite of music: This is Us: A Musical Reflection of Australia.
    Commissioned for the 20th anniversary of the museum, the piece is inspired by
    Vietnamese folk music.[6][7] It was one of 18 objects from the museum collections
    to be chosen.[5]

    Nguyen is currently in the process of creating a third đàn tre using different
    materials. Unlike the original or second versions, his new design uses a plastic
    pipe instead of bamboo and forgoes the olive oil can for a wooden box.[1]

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