Sybyzgy

Sybyzgy

Sybyzǵy (made of copper)
Classification	wind instruments, Woodwind instruments Aerophone
Playing range
With all openings 340 – 400 Hz, With all closed 210 – 230 Hz.
Related instruments
Flute Fife Piccolo Tin whistle

Sybyzgy (at the top) on a Soviet Union stamp.

The sybyzgy (Kyrgyz: сыбызгы, romanized: sıbızğı, Tatar: сыбызгы, romanized: sıbızğı, Karachay-Balkar: сыбызгъы, romanized: sıbızğı, Nogai: сыбызгы, romanized: sıbızgı, Kazakh: сыбызғы, romanized: sıbızğı, Chuvash: шӑкӑлчи, шӑхлич, romanized: şăkălçi, şăxliç) is a Kyrgyz sideblown flute traditionally played by shepherds and horse herders, made from apricot wood or the wood of mountain bushes. Length 600–650 mm. The sybyzgy sound scale is estimated from 4 to 6 holes.

Sybyzǵy (Made of cane)

On the territory of Kyrgyzstan, there are two types of sybyzgy associated with different performing traditions. The eastern sybyzgy has a conical shape, shorter and smaller in diameter, and the western variety is larger and longer.

The sybyzgy is an important instrument to the Kyrgyz people.