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What's the difference between a tin whistle and a flute?

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Rizwan: A Tin whistle (aka Irish flute) is essentially just a length of metal tubing with six holes of varying sizes drilled in it at specified spacings, and a Fipple mouthpiece. read more

Mainly, the difference is that a tin whistle has a fipple, and the flute does not. Strictly speaking, a tin whistle is a kind of flute called a duct flute, owing to it having a fipple. read more

I found this question confusing at first, because I come from a background of traditional Irish music where flutes and whistles are both instruments, and flute players can generally move between one instrument and the other. read more

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