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Also: sviraja frula fyell ćurlika žvegljica jedinka
Instrument Information
Origins
Continent: Europe
Region: Eastern Europe
Nation: Serbia
Formation: Balkan
Classification (Sachs-Von Hornbostel revised by MIMO)
421.221.12 aerophone--single open flute with internal duct: the duct is inside the tube; with fingerholesDesign and Playing Features
Category: aerophone
Air cavity design: tubular - cylindrical with open distal end
Source and direction of airstream: player exhalation through mouth into air cavity; unidirectional
Energy transducer that activates sound: beveled edge in wall of instrument, indirectly blown against with aid of duct
Means of modifying shape and dimensions of standing wave in air cavity: opening fingerholes to reduce space or shorten length of standing wave in air cavity
Overblowing utilization: overblowing at consecutive partials
Pitch production: multiple pitches - changing length of standing wave within cavity with fingerholes and by selecting partials through overblowing
Dimensions
12.6 in. length
Primary Materials
Maker
unknown
Entry Author
Roger Vetter