Comparing Some Different Kaval Types

[@EmelieWaldken]

So glad to finally understand what makes this special kaval sound I love - the one with the fipple and the lip half on it. Very informative video, thank you for it !

[@cw4karlschulte661]

In case you dont know Turkish (your name and accent confused me). Your instruments are nice and very interesting. As is your playing. I was hoping to find a kind of wooden tin whistle, but deeper, so I can use the same fingering. Love Turkish and other music of the area. From the days of Udi Hrant (I met him long ago), popular artists of recent times such as the lovely Ilkim ( a dear friend )and Baris Manco. Have been all over Turkey since 1965, and miss the people, food and music. Was always trying to play with western instruments. The closest to adapt were the violin and tin whistle. But i am excited by your giant "flutes". Enjoy the videos and your playing. Thanks, cik tesekur ederim! Sag ol. Karl/Kadri

[@mustafaunsoy]

Hi friend. As a player of various world flutes (including Turkish ney), I would reccommend quenacho and/or bansuri to you. Both of these flutes have the same fingering with Irish whistle and Irish flute (they are all tuned to the diatonic scale). However, quenacho & bansuri have much larger holes, allowing for various ornamentations and chromatic playing (which would be extremely difficult on Irish whistle). Ornamentations on these flutes would allow for playing most traditional asian & middle eastern music, as well as contemporary music such as jazz or blues. However, if you want to play the Turkish makams, then you need an instrument which allows for easily bending the notes. Traditional Turkish makams have some silghtly sharper and flatter notes, which would be impossible to play on a western instrument with fixed frequencies. Clarinet & violin would be your best bet among western instruments. Or you may also learn some traditional Turkish instrument, such as the ney :)

[@MilanPBird]

Hello Wine, I like your videos a lot. A great thank to you for sharing your musical experience with us regardless of what is historically and technically correct.

[@1fujara]

Thanks man :-)

[@kovarilaszlo3146]

The one you present as romanian kaval resembles very much the one used by the moldvan 'csángó' people (not in moldova, but in todays eastern romania). Same scale (dorian with a highered 4th), 5 holes, but they aren't as huge as yours, though they do reach down to A (often they are in A, B, but D is not uncommon as well). And they are also used sometimes with an embochure, and even by singing in it (more correctly, just making some low noise with yor voice while you blow it).

[@jackynikola]

"Romanian" Kaval is just a name. This type is used all around Balkan. In Serbia its Called Cevara for example. Its common and I don't think it has anything to do with Romania or Serbia or Moldova.

[@JonathanHultingCohenSaxophone]

Thanks for the primer! Interesting to learn about so many types of Kaval

[@1fujara]

new tutorials coming up!

[@cfc434]

Have you ever heard of the bulgarian kaval it's a 8 holed flute with 4 additional as you called them tuninig holes, in bulgaria we call them devil's holes, because there is an old tale about a shepherd playing his kaaval so magically that the devil came in envy and driled these holes to ruin the sound, but that made it even more magical and emotionally sounding

[@1fujara]

yes cool story :)

[@ScrapSkulls]

Hi, i have one question about it. Those tuning holes on kaval flute are just for better sound of flute? For example you don't play them or don't close them for changing a pitch? I'm really interested in it!

[@RoaldBoom]

Thanks Winne! The sound of the second flute (with fipple) appeals to me most of all. Like the Turkish caval, this flute can also be played using circular breathing, correct? Just like you do on the 7-Holed Fipple Kaval in Key of B in your Kaval and Fujara solo video?

[@1fujara]

yep :-)

[@wawanmojo9870]

I really want to own and learn the kaval flute. can i have it.

[@menekse3194]

Wow amazing Thank you so much. Teşekkürler 🇹🇷🇺🇸

[@tylerjacob6124]

I'm thinking of making a kaval in the B Gypsy scale out of bamboo to try out the instrument. I was wondering if you'd be willing to share some knowledge on hole placements, etc. Or if you can point me to anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

[@yann8593]

It looks very similar like a Chinese instrument called Xiao箫. I wonder are they related? 🤔or just human beings have similar thoughts.

[@segundomorales262]

Beutyfull sound ma broter,!

[@ioangherasim6031]

is there a turkish or bulgarian/macedonian kaval with fiple embouchure, and if there is how is that fiple different? they say that a open end flute shoud cover like 70% of the opening, how do you translate that to e fiple (recorder type) flute with kaval scale?

[@koumou57]

What are the fingerings of the 7 (1+6)hole kaval?

[@lanceshaker5807]

Hi +Winnie Clement ! Do you know something about an instrument called Cevara (pronun.Ts-eh-vah-rah ) played in the Eastern Serbia. It is a Kaval-like instrument with a fiple.

[@damianfinn5313]

Great resource. Thank you .... Damian NZ

[@1fujara]

thanks!

[@Gedagnors]

Thank you!

[@omeshsingh8091]

Hi Winne, the instrument looks quite large. Can this be used by a child (e.g. 6 or 7 year old) or must they learn some musical skills on a smaller instrument and then when they are older they will be able to handle the kaval?

[@zenobiahaku4087]

Hi Winnie, can i ask a dumb question? Flutes have those sound holes in order, and you cover them with your fingers. When you release only the first hole, it produces a sound. When you release the last hole only, does it produces the same sound, or different? I mean, does the releasing order matter, or only the quantity of released holes (without order) influencing the sound of the flute?

[@1fujara]

order matters for sure, see it like the frets on a guitar , same thing- the shorter the distance to the top of the flute , the higher pitch :-)

[@zenobiahaku4087]

@@1fujara Cool, thanks! I like to make instruments, and i planned a flute from stainless steel tube, but didn't know how to play with it:D I made kalimbas and guitars, but also had great results in jew's harp making, and my next goal is a flute.

[@almosbarocz9259]

What are the affect of tuning holes?

[@sean-xz1cz]

Can you tell me what kind flute is played in the music video "done in r1" by Patagonia

[@maskstudio123]

Hi I am from India I need a kaval how much shipping

[@Adrian-bc2cb]

Brought to Europe from Iran.

[@nikostselempertzidis8943]

From Turks

[@Adrian-bc2cb]

@@nikostselempertzidis8943 They helped, but its not originally from Turks.

[@cw4karlschulte661]

Where are you? USA or Turkiye? INGLIZINIZ FEVKALIDE'DIR. BU INSTRUMANLAR COK INTERESAN DIR. AFERIM

[@nguyenhuutien5956]

do you have Facebook? I want to learn about this instrument. I'm from Vietnam

[@احمدالعراقي-ج5ذ4ط]

Requested measurements

[@StatusCCB]

Amazing...

[@vitaliech2190]

So how can I get one???

[@1fujara]

Www.fujaraflutes.com

[@cassioblucas]

eita

[@Svetlio.Shterev]

Bulgarian the best ❤️❤️

[@kassandra3241]

Where ist the Beautiful MACEDONIAN KAVAL HMM

[@silviubunu]

and the so called Romanian style flute u have there has the whrong measurments and it s not Romanian at all

[@1fujara]

That's maybe why I call it Romanian "style" flute? As "in the style of" ?? This is my own personal version, I don't think wrong mesurements exist by the way...

[@silviubunu]

you f just offended several hundred years of tradition and music, by calling the romanian flutes scale, Gypsy scale...

[@1fujara]

Oh dear here we go... it's just a name commonly used for this scale, and a scale used in "gipsy" music.Therefore easy for people to understand... I am not calling anybody a gipsy, by the way I think Gipsys are cool, don't you?

[@silviubunu]

Winne Clement it s not about calling anybody gipsy it s about not knowing stuff about instruments you talk about. I understand that it s easy for you to use a common name for something that may seem to be gipsy scale but it s whrong, try to read more before mixing things just for the sake of simplicity.

[@1fujara]

Ok fair enough, I am in it for the sounds and music, not as much for historical or cultural correctness. So please let's be constructive and instead of wasting our time being offended, this was the last goal of this video, tell us what you know, what is incorrect and inform us! Always open to learn, cheers!

[@owen261]

vlad silviu you suck

[@teoflyfishing2004]

Owen Wardlaw We are Romanians, and we want to protect our traditions. Don't get us wrong, we love Winnie's videos. We just want him to know things about the origins of the instruments.