Monday, October 11, 2010

Examples of fipple flutes: The fujara

The fujara is a bass flute built and played by Slovakian shepherds. It is an overtone fipple flute with three finger holes. The instrument is made from wood. I have made three working models from PVC. Here are videos showing two. Recording my playing the third fujara proved difficult so I set that instrument aside.


 In this second video, the design of the flute is a bit different: the finger holes are placed in such a way as to produce a major scale. 

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