Talk:Free reed aerophone

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[edit] Classification

I think that free-reed instruments should be classified as blown idiophones, not aerophones. The pitch is determined by the length, stiffness, and thickness of the reed, not by the air. -phma 16:07, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

They're classed as aerophones because most of the sound is produced by the vibrations of the air; the vibration of the reed itself produces a very feeble sound by comparison. --Theodore Kloba 19:37, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
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