How the Fipple flutes makes its sound
In the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which classifies instruments by how they produce sound, the Fipple flutes belongs to the flutes (edge-blown): an air jet is split on a sharp edge, setting the air column vibrating – flutes, recorders, whistles and panpipes.
More broadly it is one of the aerophones (wind instruments), where sound comes from vibrating air.
Its timbre – the colour that lets you tell it apart from other instruments playing the same note – comes from the mix of overtones its body and resonator emphasise.
From Wikipedia
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.
Other flutes
Frequently asked questions
What does the Fipple flutes sound like?
As one of the flutes, its sound comes from the way an air jet is split on a sharp edge, setting the air column vibrating.
What type of instrument is the Fipple flutes?
It is classified as flutes (edge-blown) (Hornbostel–Sachs 421.2).
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q478634 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Fipple – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image by Tashaila Nichole Meyers & User:Argon233 – CC BY-SA 3.0