Anyone know what this is?

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Anyone know what this is?

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Someone gave this to me today and it seems very old and blows in tune. It is not a trinket but a well made instrument. I would love to learn more about it and maybe a tune on it. Thanks


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It looks like a dvojnice. There are a lot of double whistles from the Balkans, so there might be other (but similar) names for it.
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Thanks Frank. They did say it was from the Balkans. It's really well made and seems to play very well. Where can I learn more about dvojnice? Including its pronunciation.
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Here's a start:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diple

"Dvojnice" seems to be a generic term, among others, for Balkan double pipes (both fippled and reeded). It's pronounced "dvoy-neets-eh".
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