Xaphoon
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The xaphoon (/zæˈfuːn/ zaf-OON) is a chromatic keyless single-reed woodwind instrument. It has a closed cylindrical bore and a very slightly flared bell. The xaphoon has a full chromatic range of two octaves, and overblows at the twelfth like the clarinet.
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Classification | |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 422.211.2 (Single reed with cylindrical bore with fingerholes) |
Inventor(s) | Brian L. Wittman |
Developed | 1972 |
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Maui Xaphoon |
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