The double whistle
Žminj, 1882
wood (walnut)
cutting, drilling, carving
length = 36,00 cm
width of the upper section = 3,50 cm
width of the lower section = 4,40 cm
distance from the side to the bottom of the instrument = 30,9 cm
distance from the side to the first finger-hole = 19,5 cm
distance between the finger-holes = 1,8 cm
Soundtrack: Stjepan Večković, playing the described instrument from the museum collection
POH-463/1920
The Collection of Musical instruments by Franjo Ksaver Kuhač
The double whistle is made of one piece of wood with four holes bored for playing on one whistle and three on the other. A thumb hole is bored on the back side in line with the first whole for playing. Each whistle is closed by a wooden plug on top, but a narrow passage is left for the air which is blown into the double whistle.
The inscription on the back side is done in black ink. handwritten and not very visible:
Istria Zminj 1882
The instrument was used as a shepherd’s flute.
