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Peru, Bolivia=Aymara
pipes: 12, reed; L. 7.0-19.8cm
range: c#-f#'

The 12 reed pipes are fastened together with two pipes of reed tied around both sides. The lower ends of the pipes are closed with beeswax. A solo instrument that produces a scale close to the diatonic major scale of Western music.


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