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The xaphoon (/zæˈfuːn/ zaf-OON) is a chromatic keyless single-reed woodwind instrument invented in 1972, and a registered trademark of its inventor, Brian Lee Wittman. It has a closed cylindrical bore and a very slightly flared bell. The xaphoon has a full chromatic range of two octaves, and overblows at the twelfth like the clarinet.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xaphoon | Classification | Aerophone | 1.00 | infobox |
| Xaphoon | Classification | Wind | 1.00 | infobox |
| Xaphoon | Classification | Woodwind | 1.00 | infobox |
| Xaphoon | Classification | Single-reed | 1.00 | infobox |
| Xaphoon | Developed | 1972 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Xaphoon | Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 422.211.2 (Single reed with cylindrical bore and fingerholes) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Xaphoon | Inventor | Brian L. Wittman | 1.00 | infobox |
| jazz or klezmer | instance of | and is suitable for playing music in similar genres | 0.80 | text |
| although it has also been used to play music of other traditions | instance of | and is suitable for playing music in similar genres | 0.80 | text |
| Xaphoon | related to External links | Maui Xaphoon | 0.60 | section |
| Xaphoon | related to External links | Wittman | 0.60 | section |
| Xaphoon | related to External links | YouTubeXaphoon | 0.60 | section |
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