The dilli kaval is a traditional end blown flute

Flute

The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...

 from Turkey, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

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. They are typically made of plum, ebony, or apricot wood. The soprano dilli kaval in C and the alto version in A are hand-made. Both types were patented by Burhan Tarlabaşı. All 12 chromatic tones from Low A to High G# can be played on them.

Custom-made ebony

Ebony

Ebony is a dense black wood, most commonly yielded by several species in the genus Diospyros, but ebony may also refer to other heavy, black woods from unrelated species. Ebony is dense enough to sink in water. Its fine texture, and very smooth finish when polished, make it valuable as an...

-reed kavals in C# and F#, also designed by Burhan Tarlabaşı, are very rare. Their sound is very crisp and similar to tin whistles, but the wood adds a breathy softness.

Common technical characteristics of reed kavals

• Kaval (tone) name: 5th hole sound, in response to the sound at the piano
  Piano
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• Note: At the second line, written with §.
• Normal play tone: It is determined with the series that starts and finishes with the 5th hole.
• Natural sound series: By the sound system of Turkish Music; the European Music sounds are created by the response of piano sounds.
• Slim and thick tones: The strength of the play determined tones. By the thick sounds (P) light, by the sharp tones (f-ff) a strong whistle will be made. The most suitable sounds are taken from the thick and the middle parts...
• Thickest tone: It can be taken while the 7th hole is open (and the others are closed ).
• Sound wideness: The sound that is taken from the place of the thickest tone; 2 octaves, one minor triple.

External links

• Dilli Kaval
• http://www.burhantarlabasi.com/en/indexen.htm
• http://www.burhantarlabasi.com/mp3/instrumental.mp3