Ney
It is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Persian, Turkish and Arabic music. the ney is one of the oldest musical instruments still in use. It consists of a piece of hollow cane or reed with five or six finger holes and one thumb hole. The pitch produced varies depending on the length of the tube, blowing style and the finger arrangement. A highly skilled ney player can reach more than three octaves, though it is more common to have several "helper" neys to cover different pitch ranges or to facilitate playing technical passages in other maqamat.
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