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The New Guinea singing dog or New Guinea Highland dog [1] (Canis lupus hallstromi) is an ancient [a] lineage of dog [3] [4] [5] found in the New Guinea Highlands, on the island of New Guinea. Once considered to be a separate species in its own right, under the name Canis hallstromi , it is closely related to the Australian dingo .
A double reed [1] is a type of reed used to produce sound in various wind instruments.In contrast with a single reed instrument, where the instrument is played by channeling air against one piece of cane which vibrates against the mouthpiece and creates a sound, a double reed features two pieces of cane vibrating against each other.
412.13 Free-reed instruments feature a reed which vibrates within a closely fitting slot (there may be an attached pipe, but it should only vibrate in sympathy with the reed, and not have an effect on the pitch - instruments of this class can be distinguished from 422.3 by the lack of finger-holes). 412.131 Individual free reeds. Bawu; Party horn
A reed pipe is an instrument which is similar in construction to the fipple flutes but instead of a whistle mouthpiece, has a single reed (like a clarinet or bagpipe chanter) or a double reed, like the oboe. Examples of single-reed reedpipes include diplica, launeddas, sipsi, hornpipe, pibgorn, alboka and triple pipes.
The rhaita or ghaita (Arabic: غيطة) is a double reed instrument from West North Africa, specifically Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania. It is nearly identical in construction to the Arabic mizmar and the Turkish zurna. The distinctive name owes to a medieval Gothic-Iberian influence.
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What's the meaning behind "dog days of summer?" Pictures from History - Getty Images. Keeping with the canine theme, the phrase "dog days of summer" is actually a reference to Sirius (the Dog Star ...
(On a double reed for a chanter) A strip of copper about 1 ⁄ 8 to 3 ⁄ 16 in (3.2 to 4.8 mm) wide and 2 in (51 mm) long with slanted edges used to control the aperture of the two blades of a reed. (On a reed single reed for a drone) A few winds of hemp or else some sort of elastic band to control the length and position of the vibrating tongue.