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Pandean pipes
Pan`de´an pipes
n. pl. | 1. | A primitive wind instrument, consisting of a series of short hollow reeds or pipes, graduated in length by the musical scale, and fastened together side by side; a syrinx; a mouth organ; - said to have been invented by the god Pan. Called also pipes of Pan, Pan's pipes and Panpipes. |
Pandean pipes
Pandean pipes: see panpipespanpipes, Pandean pipes , or syrinx , musical wind instrument, consisting of graduated tubes closed at one end and fastened together. The player holds the instrument vertically and blows into the open end of the tube; each tube has its own pitch. ..... Click the link for more information. . |