Notched flute

Notched flute (Fr.: flûte à encoche; Ger.: Kerbflöte), *end-blown flute in which the player's breath is directed against a small notch cut in the upper edge of the instr., usually beveled to facilitate speech. The opening is partly closed by the lower lip of the player, thereby replacing the fipple. It is found in Africa, America, Asia, S. Seas (168, 170). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Sachs, Curt. Geist und Werden der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1929. Sachs, Curt. The History…