The
end-blown flute (also called an
edge-blown flute or
rim-blown flute) is a keyless
woodwind instrument played by directing an airstream against the sharp edge of the upper end of a tube. Unlike a
recorder or
tin whistle, there is not a ducted flue voicing, also known as a
fipple. Most rim-blown flutes are "oblique" flutes, being played at an angle to the body's vertical axis. They generate sound by at this end blown voicing by
siphon effect. A
notched flute is an end-blown flute with a notch on the blowing surface. A
lip-valley flute is a type of notched flute.