Name: Pito
Type: Flute > Aerophone
Region: South America
Source: Rene Hugo Sanchez
Description:
The pito is a recorder like flute that has 6 to 7 finger holes in where its found in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. in the construction of a pito often a thumb hole is regarded as the first finger hole. Traditionally pito are tuned in pentatonic scales, although many pito are are now tuned in diatonic scales, there are many different sizes and pitches of pito available.
| Pitches | Length in Cm | Scales |
| C | ||
| C# / D Flat | ||
| D | ||
| D# / E Flat | ||
| E | ||
| F | ||
| F# / G Flat | ||
| G | ||
| G# / A Flat | ||
| a | ||
| b |