Mali caval

Mali caval (small caval), *end-blown flute of S. Montenegro, without mouthpiece, now becoming obs. It occurs in different parts of Yugoslav Macedonia as mali calaf, sviralja, sviraljka (not to be confused with svirala). Formerly a homemade instr. of wood, it is now manufactured of iron or brass tubing. Those made of wood, of walnut or beech, are cylindrical, ca. 40 cm. (16 in.) long, with 6 equidistant fingerholes. Those of metal are conical. The playing technique is that of the Eastern shawm…