Pilili is a reed wind instrument in
Adjara
Adjara ( ka, აჭარა ''Ach’ara'' ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( ka, აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა ''Ach’aris Avt’onomiuri Resp’ublik’a'' ...
, west
Georgia. It is a pipe of 25-30cm in length with 5-7 keys.
bülban
The bülban is a historical musical instrument from the Caucasus, Middle East and Central Asia. It was a reed pipe, with an apricot wood body and tipped with a tubular single-reed. It had 7 fingerholes and a thumbhole and played a diatonic sca ...
, ghoshmeh, tas. The unknown reed tipped pipe bears close resemblance to the Pilili.
File:Troupe of Musicians. Group of Musicians and a Batcha, or Dancing Boy WDL11112.png, Troop of Tajik or Uzbek musicians from Russian Turkestan. Musician on far left has pilili-like instrument.
Description
The main parts of the pilili are: trunk and mouthpiece. The stem or trunk is a tube about 25-30 cm long, on which 5-7 holes are made.
[ The mouthpiece is a small tube, the length of which depends on the desired sound. It has a split it its sidewall, creating a reed that makes sound when a musician blows through the top tip.
The stem of the pill is made from Tkemli ( Prunus cerasifera plum tree) or Didgula ( Sambucus nigra) wood.][ In ancient times, tsipil (the tip) was also made from didgula wood, but today bamboo is used for this.][ The tone of the pilili is diatonic, it is arranged in one octave.][
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References
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Musical instruments of Georgia (country)