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421.222.11+421.222.3-8Sets of open flutes with internal duct without fingerholes combined with set of partly-stopped flutes with internal duct with keyboard   Link to MIMO collections

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  • The air itself is the vibrator in the primary sense. The standing waves are significantly confined within each flute, where a narrow duct directs the air stream against the sharp edge of a lateral orifice. Two or more pipes with open end are combined with two more more pipes with closed end. The instrument has no fingerholes. With keyboard. (en)

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  • 421.222.11+421.222.3-8

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/6488

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