Turkish Kaval Flute with Mouthpiece Plum Wood
$99.00 $79.00
The Kaval made of plum wood is one of Turkey’s most intriguing wind instruments. It is a shepherd flute that has been adopted by ottoman musicians to play Turkish classical music. It has a soothing deep sound. This Kaval has a whistle-style mouthpiece, so it is very easy to play it. Take it with you for a gig or on a trip.
The Kaval in Si
Tonic: The tonic is determined by closing the back hole & 5 holes. It produces 2.5 octaves.
C (Do) – 38.3cm
A (La) – 44.3cm
B (Si) – 39.5cm
D (Re) – 35.5cm
E (Mi) – 32cm
About the Turkish Kaval: The kaval is a chromatic end-blown flute traditionally played throughout the Balkans (in Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Southern Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Northern Greece and elsewhere) and Anatolia (including Turkey and Armenia). The kaval is primarily associated with mountain shepherds. 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 eight playing holes (seven in front and one in the back for the thumb) and usually four more unfingered intonation holes near the bottom of the kaval. As a wooden rim-blown flute, kaval is similar to the kawala of the Arab world and ney of the Middle East. Read more (Wikipedia)…
