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The pan flute (also known as panpipes, syrinx, or quills) is an ancient musical instrument based on the principle of the stopped pipe, consisting usually of ten or more pipes of gradually increasing length (and, at times, girth). The syrinx (Greek συριγξ) has long been popular as a folk instrument, and is considered the ancestor of both the pipe organ and the harmonica, or mouth organ. The pan flute is named for its association with the rustic Greek god Pan
The pipes comprising it are stopped at one end, so that the sound waves have to travel twice the length of the pipes, giving out a note nearly an octave lower than that produced by an open pipe of equal length. In the traditional South American style, pipes are fine-tuned to correct pitch by placing small pebbles or dry corn kernels into the bottom of the pipes. Contemporary makers of curved Romanian-style panpipes use wax (commonly beeswax) to tune new instruments. Special tools are used to place or remove the wax. Corks and rubber stoppers are also used, and are easier to quickly tune pipes.
Asia: P’ai Hsiao
China: Paixiao
Wot - Ponglang ensemble in Northeastern Thailand folk music instrument.
Korea: So
Romania: Nai, descendant of the Greek syrinx
Syrinx In ancient Greece, the panpipe was called the syrinx and was used by shepherds to pipe to their flocks.
In Italy, the panpipes were popularized, particularly among the Etruscans.
In Spain and Portugal, itinerant knife grinders would blow panpipes to announce their presence.
In Britain, the panpipe was a common instrument for Punch and Judy stalls.
In Russia, the panpipes known as kuviklï are considered a woman's instrument.
USA - blues uses one called the quills
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