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421.111.12Open single end-blown flutes with 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. The player creates a ribbon-shaped stream of air with his/her lips, blowing against the sharp rim at the upper open end of a single tube. The lower end of the flute is open. The instrument has fingerholes. Almost world-wide. (en)

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/253

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