Category
page 1Overtone flutes
fujara
The fujara () is a large wind instrument of the tabor pipe class. It originated in central Slovakia as a sophisticated folk shepherd's overtone fipple flute of unique design in the contrabass range.
willow flute
Nordic overtone flute
koncovka
thumb|right|400px|Notes available on a koncovka made in the key of G. Notes played with the end closed are marked with "●", and notes played with the end open are marked with "○".
thumb|right|Nature look koncovka.
thumb|Koncovka, a Slovak overtone flute
The koncovka is a Slovak duct-blown overtone fipple flute without finger holes, traditionally played by shepherds. The koncovka is played by closing and opening the bottom hole of the flute. By increasing the air speed, two different harmonic series of notes can be played with the end either open or closed. Traditional koncovka melodies use the
overtone flute
type of a flute that is designed to play in the upper harmonics