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Peru / South America

Instruments

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.

 

Pito Pitches & Scales
Pitches Length in Cm Scales
C    
C# / D Flat    
D    
D# / E Flat    
E    
F    
F# / G Flat    
G    
G# / A Flat    
a    
b    

 

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