NEY(TUNNING PIN)
The ney,or blur in Kurmanji, is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Middle Eastern music. In
some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. The ney has been played continuously
for 4,500–5,000 years, making it one of the oldest musical instruments still in use.
"The Persian ney consists of a hollow cylinder with finger-holes. Sometimes a brass or plastic mouthpiece
is placed at the top to protect the wood from damage, but this plays no role in the sound production."[1] The
ney consists of a piece of hollow cane or reed with five or six finger holes and one thumb hole. Modern neys
may be made instead of metal or plastic tubing. The pitch of the ney varies depending on the region and the
finger arrangement. A highly skilled ney player can reach more than three octaves, though it is more
common to have several "helper" neys to cover different pitch ranges or to facilitate playing technically
difficult passages in other dastgahs or maqams.
In Romanian, the word nai is also applied to a curved Pan flute.