Fippleless Flutes |
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a) Shepherd's kaval a) Çoban Kavali - Shepherd's kaval. In contrast to the fipple flutes, the shepherd's kaval's holes are tuned chromatically. This allows transposition of melodies. Some of these kavals have a distinct mouthpiece but most of them consist of a simple tube of wood. They have a range of three octaves, and like the zurnas, have holes bored in the end section called demons/devil's holes. b) Çigirtma The çigirtma is a fippleless flute that was once very popular in Elazig and its surroundings as well as the western section of the Toros Mountains. It generally has 6 holes on the top, which may number as many as eight, and one thumb hole on the back, and has a range of nearly one octave. |