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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Tambourine, Kaval, Duduk, Kemenche, Tambur, Ceng, Naqareh, Ba lama, Ney, Daf, Davul, Zurna, Gaida, Kanun, Santur, Spoon, Nagara, Arghul, Rud, Tulum, Cumbu, Zill, Shahrud, Kudum, Ciftelia, Lavta, Dilli Kaval, Dankiyo, Dili tuiduk, Yayl tanbur, Sipsi. Excerpt: The kaval (Turkish pronunciation: ) is a chromatic end-blown flute traditionally played throughout Azerbaijan, Turkey, Hungary, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, southern Serbia ( ), northern Greece ( or ), Romania (caval), and Armenia ( or blul). The kaval is primarily associated with mountain shepherds throughout the Balkans and Anatolia. Unlike the transverse flute, the kaval is fully open at both ends, and is played by blowing on the sharpened edge of one end. The kaval has 8 playing holes (7 in front and 1 in the back for the thumb) and usually 4 more near the bottom of the kaval. As a wooden rim-blown flute, Kaval is similar to the Ney of the Arab world. The name "Kaval" may once have been referred to various Balkan duct and rim-blown flutes, accounting for the present day diversity of the term's usage. While typically made of wood (cornel cherry, apricot, plum, boxwood, mountain ash, etc.), kavals are also made from Water Buffalo horn, Arundo donax 1753 (Persian Reed), metal and plastic. A kaval made without joints is usually mounted on a wooden holder, which protects it from warping and helps keep the interior walls oiled. According to the key, the kaval can be in the high register (C, C#), middle (D, H) or low (A, B). The kaval plays two octaves and a fifth, in the chromatic scale. Its sound is warm, melancholic and pleasant. A 1919 Kaval. Bone ferrules decorated on the lathe with turned grooves and bird's eye decorations are applied with a preshaped cutting tool.The Bulgarian kaval, once made...
