Piston flute

Piston flute (Fr.: flûte à coulisse; Ger.: Stempelflöte), flute with an adjustable stopper inserted in the lower end by means of which the pitch is altered. It occurs in Europe, Asia, and the S. Seas. Also called piston pipe. See also: bird warble, slide whistle (168). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Sachs, Curt. Geist und Werden der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1929. In der Gand, Hanns. “Volkstümliche Musikinstrumente der Schweiz,” in Schweizer Archiv für Volkskunde, Vol. 36…