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421.121.11Open side-blown flutes without fingerholes   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • The air itself is the vibrator in the primary sense. The standing waves are significantly confined within the instrument itself. The player blows against the sharp rim of a hole in the side of a tube. The distal end of the flute is open. The instrument has no fingerholes. S. W. Timor. (en)

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  • 421.121.11

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/267

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