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Xaphoon

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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Classification
Aerophone · Wind · Woodwind · Single-reed
Developed
1972
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
422.211.2 (Single reed with cylindrical bore and fingerholes)
Inventor
Brian L. Wittman

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Xaphoon

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples46
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
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related to Materials and makers · 19
Xaphoon → ABS, Brian Wittman, Brian Wittman's, By, Currently, Due, Elkhart, Hawaii, Indiana, Indiana Plastics, Maui, Maui Xaphoon, Pocket Saxes, The, These, Wittman, Wittman's, Xaphoon Pocket Sax, Xaphoons
related to overview · 9
Xaphoon → Although, C4, C5, Due, European, It, Middle Eastern, The, Turkish
related to history · 5
Xaphoon → After, Brian Wittman, Hawaii, The, Wittman
Classification · 4
Xaphoon → Aerophone, Single-reed, Wind, Woodwind
related to External links · 4
Xaphoon → Bei Mir Bistu Shein, Maui Xaphoon, Wittman, YouTubeXaphoon
Developed · 1
Xaphoon → 1972
Hornbostel–Sachs classification · 1
Xaphoon → 422.211.2 (Single reed with cylindrical bore and fingerholes)
Inventor · 1
Xaphoon → Brian L. Wittman

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wittman instrument brian saxophone clarinet maui single-reed chromatic woodwind range reed bore made bamboo instruments keyless like recorder key inventor

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XaphoonClassificationAerophone1.00infobox
XaphoonClassificationWind1.00infobox
XaphoonClassificationWoodwind1.00infobox
XaphoonClassificationSingle-reed1.00infobox
XaphoonDeveloped19721.00infobox
XaphoonHornbostel–Sachs classification422.211.2 (Single reed with cylindrical bore and fingerholes)1.00infobox
XaphoonInventorBrian L. Wittman1.00infobox
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Xaphoonrelated to External linksMaui Xaphoon0.60section
Xaphoonrelated to External linksWittman0.60section
Xaphoonrelated to External linksYouTubeXaphoon0.60section

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