How the souravli makes its sound
In the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which classifies instruments by how they produce sound, the souravli 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 souravli (Greek: σουραύλι; Cretan Greek: θιαμπόλι thiamboli, or φιαμπόλι fiamboli; Cypriot Greek: πιθκιαύλιν "pithkiavlin") is a Greek folk instrument, a type of a fipple flute made of reed or wood. It has a 2 octave ambitus.
A double flute is called a disavli (δισαύλι), one with no holes and the other one having holes to play the melody.
Other flutes
More instruments from Greece
Frequently asked questions
What does a souravli 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 souravli?
It is classified as flutes (edge-blown) (Hornbostel–Sachs 421.111.12).
Where does the souravli come from?
The souravli originates from Greece.