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Blow Hole (Mouth Hole) Where the player blows (breathes) into the flute
SAC (Slow Air Chamber) - A chamber after the Blow Hole that allows the inrushing air to slow and become less turbulent
Flue - a narrow channel after the SAC that focuses the air on the Cutting Edge
TSH (True Sound Hole) - The hole where the sound is produced by oscillation of the air stream as it passes from the flue to the Cutting Edge
Cutting Edge (Splitting Edge) splits the air stream and facilitates the oscillations that become sound waves
Block (Bird, Fetish, Totem) Sits on top of the flute directly over the flue and forces the air leaving the SAC to travel through the flue and out across the TSH. The vertical face of the block should be about 1/16 away from the TSH opening. You can adjust its position to give the most pleasing sound. It never covers even part of the TSH opening. (Note that most of our flutes have blocks with wings that enclose two sides of the TSH to improve tone quality and stability on windy days. The vertical face of the block referred to above sits between these wings).
Finger Holes The 5 or 6 holes along the Sound Tube that allow the player to change the pitch of the sound produced by the flute
North End The end of the flute that the player blows into
South End The end of he flute furthest from the players lips
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