Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1529
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	alto flute
Subject
	421.121.12
Publisher
	Yamaha
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	European
Format
	26.6 in. length with U-shaped head joint
33.9 in. length with straight head joint

Identifier
	2800
Language
	EN
Alternative Title
	flute in G
	flûte alto
	flûte en sol
	Altflöte
	flauto contralto
	flauto en sol
	flauto bajo
Extent
	A421
Medium
	metal
	spring - flat and/or needle
	keypads
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Flute Ensembles
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Europe
Provenance
	Grinnell College Music Department
Air cavity design for aerophones
	tubular - cylindrical with open distal end
Source and direction of airstream
	player exhalation through mouth into air cavity; unidirectional
Energy transducer that activates sound for aerophones
	beveled edge in wall of instrument, directly blown against
Means of modifying shape and dimensions of standing wave in air cavity for aerophones
	opening fingerholes to reduce space or shorten length of standing wave in air cavity
Overblowing utilization in aerophones
	overblowing at consecutive partials
Pitch production in aerophones
	multiple pitches - changing length of standing wave within cavity with fingerholes and by selecting partials through overblowing
Category of Instrument
	aerophone

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