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With the greatest likelihood is the querflöte already in the late stone age from bones had been produced.

For the first time, this in 9. Century bc in China. In Germany, the querflöte only in the 12th century.
She comes the 13th century in connection with the drum in the military to great popularity. The range was by far not with the present Trommelflöten to compare.

In earlier Querflötenbau were other materials as wood with Success have been tested. End of the 50 years began the instrument maker's successful, Querpfeifen from metal to build, in which a number of improvements have been made. There is still a pure "Trommelflöte Naturtoninstrument" without flaps.
Our flute or Germanflute called there is in the speech sopranino, treble, alto and Tenor flute.

The Organology assigns our Germanflutes the family of transverse flute. These in turn are counting on the family of flutes.

Our soprano flutes are cylindrical and have a better sound quality than conical flutes. It are in CES mood, what is not always so. In the new Germany countries one plays mostly on B-flutes, in the old Germany countries is mostly at CES flutes played. In many other countries (e.g. UNITED STATES) in C mood played.

For the play this fluteyou blowing a narrow air flow against a barrier and break headed in Vertebre. This lively vibrations in a cylindrical Röhre owned air column, which in turn by stabilizing at the edges vibrations the sound produced have.

Pitch is determined by shortening the pipe through open and close According to change.