xaphoon
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The xaphoon ( ) is a chromatic keyless single-reed woodwind instrument invented in 1972, and a registered trademark of its inventor, Brian Lee Wittman. 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. thumb|right|upright=0.8|A B♭ Xaphoon from Maui
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Xaphoon
- Instrument.image
- File:Xaphoon 005.jpg
- Instrument.caption
- Xaphoon
- Instrument.background
- woodwind
- Instrument.classification
- Wind Woodwind Single-reed
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 422.211.2
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Single reed with cylindrical bore with fingerholes
- Instrument.inventors
- Brian L. Wittman
- Instrument.developed
- 1972
- Instrument.range
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- Instrument.builders
- Maui Xaphoon
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Maui Xaphoon – The Maui Xaphoon
Home of the Maui Xaphoon Bamboo Sax and Maui Xaphoon Pocket sax - portable musical instruments with a big sound!
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Overview
- Materials and makers
- See also
- References
- External links
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{ \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } \clef treble \key c \major \cadenzaOn c'1 \glissando c1 }
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