Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Sound Devices (hierarchy name)
5. sound devices (equipment)
6. [sound devices by acoustical characteristics]
7. aerophones
8. flutes (aerophones)
9. duct flutes
10. fipple flutes

Narrower term/s

• soprano recorders
• tenor recorders
• alto recorders
• bass recorders

Anotations

Scope note:

Family of fipple flutes that originated in Europe, traditionally made of wood, recently sometimes of plastic, with seven fingerholes and a thumb hole. Recorders may be made in several sizes, including the following: garklein, sopranino, Soprano, alto, voice flute, tenor, bass, great bass, contrabass, sub-great bass, and sub-contrabass.