Sybyzgy

The sybyzgy (Kyrgyz: сыбызгы, romanized: sıbızğı, Tatar: сыбызгы, romanized: sıbızğı, Karachay-Balkar: сыбызгъы, romanized: sıbızğı, Nogai: сыбызгы, romanized: sıbızğı, Chuvash: шӑкӑлчи, шӑхлич, romanized: şăkălçi, şăxliç, Uzbek: sibizg'a) is a Kyrgyz sideblown flute traditionally played by shepherds and horse herders, made from apricot wood or the wood of mountain bushes. With a length of 600–650 mm.

The traditional sybyzgy had 6 holes, however most modern sybyzgys are made with ten holes. Most modern sybyzgys are also have two separate pieces (one containing the finger holes and one for the mouth hole)