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| Pitch is determined by the length and tension of the two lamells and not by the length of the tube. \\ | Pitch is determined by the length and tension of the two lamells and not by the length of the tube. \\ | ||
| - | This set should be considered one piece, because it is dependent on both parts in the system to oscillate. If there was only one free floating reed it would not response to airflow in the manner that these do and if there was one damped side the system flows more like that of a single lamell reed, and also does not respond to the reversed duration of the air in the same manner. | + | This set should be considered one mechanism, because it is dependent on both parts in the system to oscillate. If there was only one free floating reed it would not response to airflow in the manner that these do and if there was one damped side the system flows more like that of a single lamell reed, and also does not respond to the reversed duration of the air in the same manner. |
| I have began to call these instruments pathetic lips, in reference to what is developing as a set of unrelated instruments all called pathetic. In this context the word pathetic is being used to mean weak-sounding, | I have began to call these instruments pathetic lips, in reference to what is developing as a set of unrelated instruments all called pathetic. In this context the word pathetic is being used to mean weak-sounding, | ||
