Birbyne

Birbyne idioglott clarinet of Lithuania, with cylindrical tube and 3 front fingerholes set in indentations. The upper end is closed by a stopper. The entire length of the reed is taken into the player's mouth. Ca. 15 cm. (6 in.) long (174). Sachs, Curt. “Die Musikinstrumente Lithauens,” in Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie. Vol. 23. 1915.