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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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... > Aerophones > Wind instruments proper > Edge instruments or flutes > Flutes with duct or duct flutes > Flutes with external duct > (Single) flutes with external duct > Open flutes with external duct > Open flutes with external duct without fingerholes

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421.211.11Open flutes with external duct without fingerholes   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 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. The lower end of the flute is open. The instrument has no fingerholes. China, Borneo. (en)

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  • 421.211.11

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/284

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