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Aerophones > Wind instruments proper > Edge instruments or flutes > Flutes with duct or duct flutes > Flutes with external duct

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421.21Flutes with external duct   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. A narrow duct directs the air stream against the sharp edge of a lateral orifice. The duct is outside the wall of the flute; this group includes flutes with the duct chamfered in the wall under a ring-like sleeve and other similar arrangements. (en)

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  • 421.21

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/281

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