Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
type: Concept
broader: Open side-blown flutes
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 fingerholes. European flute.
notation: 421.121.12
in scheme: Hornbostel - Sachs

Open side-blown flutes
type: Concept
notation: 421.121.1
narrower: Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes

Hornbostel - Sachs
type: ConceptScheme