fipple
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- Subclass of
- woodwind mouthpiece
- Part of
- flue pipe
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- Fipples
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- Nomenclature
- Sound production
- History
- Duct flutes
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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The term fipple specifies a variety of end-blown flute that includes the flageolet, recorder, and tin whistle. The Hornbostel–Sachs system for classifying musical instruments places this group under the heading "Flutes with duct or duct flutes." The label "fipple flute" is frequently applied to members of the subgroup but there is no general agreement about the structural detail of the sound-producing mechanism that constitutes the fipple itself.
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