How the blown idiophone makes its sound
In the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which classifies instruments by how they produce sound, the blown idiophone belongs to the idiophones: the solid body of the instrument itself vibrates, without strings or a stretched membrane.
Press play above and watch the spectrum: the evenly spaced peaks are harmonics, and their relative strength is what gives the instrument its character.
From Wikipedia
A blown idiophone is one of the categories of musical instruments found in the Hornbostel-Sachs system of musical instrument classification. These idiophones produce sound when stimulated by moving air. For example, the aeolsklavier features sticks while the piano chanteur features plaques.
This group is divided in the following two sub-categories (see: List of idiophones by Hornbostel–Sachs number):
Other idiophones
Frequently asked questions
What does a blown idiophone sound like?
As one of the idiophones, its sound comes from the way the solid body of the instrument itself vibrates, without strings or a stretched membrane.
What type of instrument is the blown idiophone?
It is classified as idiophones (Hornbostel–Sachs 14).