Free reed aerophones

The melodica is a handheld free reed instrument similar in sound to a pump organ or harmonica. It features a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. The keyboard usually covers two or three octaves. Melodicas are small, lightweight, and portable, and many are designed for children to play. They are popular in music education programs, especially in Asia. The modern form of the instrument was invented by Hohner in the late 1950s, though similar instruments have been known in Italy since the 19th century.

individual free reed

thumb|right|240px|A hulusi thumb|right|240px|The free reed of a hulusi

Japanese free reed musical instrument

thumb|right|290px|A bawu in the key of F The bawu (; also ba wu) is a Chinese wind instrument. Although shaped like a flute, it is actually a free reed instrument, with a single metal reed. It is played in a transverse (horizontal) manner. It has a pure, clarinet-like timbre and its playing technique incorporates the use of much ornamentation, particularly bending tones.

class of musical instruments

thumb|right|235px|A gisaeng playing a saenghwang (far right). The painting is from the [[Hyewon pungsokdo (1805).]] The saenghwang () is a traditional Korean wind instrument. It is a free reed mouth organ derived from the Chinese sheng. It is related to the Japanese instrument shō, which is also derived from the sheng.

device for tuning musical instruments

instrument family; any free reed aerophone with one or more air chambers fitted with a free reed

thumb|upright|Couesnophone by French manufacturer Couesnon The couesnophone, also known as the goofus or queenophone, is a free-reed musical instrument in a saxophone shape, patented by French instrument manufacturer Couesnon in 1924. Its reeds vibrate when the desired keys are activated and the player blows through a tube. It has been described as a type of mouth-blown accordion, with a sound somewhere between that of a harmonica and an accordion.