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Sipsi

Classification	single-reed instrument
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The sipsi is a Turkish woodwind instrument. It is a clarinet-like, single-reed instrument with six finger holes, used mainly in folk music. Its size varies from region to region. The word "sipsi" is probably onomatopoeic, and is related to "zıpçi", meaning "whistle".

A sipsi can also be a name for the maroccan pipe, used to smoke kif - an inferior form of marihuana.

The instrument's range is greater than its six finger holes would suggest, the upper registers being attained by breath control.

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Turkish musical instruments String Instruments : █  Bowed instruments:    Kemençe  • Yaylı tanbur  • Rebab  • Kabak kemane  • Sine kemanı █  Plucked instruments:    Kanun  • Çeng  • Tanbur (Turkish)  • Ud  • Cümbüş  • Saz  • Baglama  • Komuz  • Shahrud  • Rud █  Struck instruments:    Santur Woodwind instruments : █  Exposed:    Zurna  • Tulum  • Dankiyo  • Gaida  • Düdük  • Çifte █  End-blown:    Ney  • Ney (Turkish)  • Kaval  • Sipsi  • Dilli Kaval  • Dilli ney  • Mey  • Taragot  • Dilli düdük  • Kargı Düdük Percussion instrument : █  Auxiliary Percussion:    Bendir  • Daf  • Davul  • Darbuka  • Naqareh  • Kus  • Kudüm  • Nagara  • Turkish crescent  • Zill  • Castanet See also: Turkish musical instruments  • Turkish folk music  • Ottoman classical music  • Ottoman military band  • Music of Turkey