Brand new professional. Made of corneal tree. Plays in the key of D (re). Long 64 cm. Nedelcho Marinov is a certified instruments maker since 1991. He was a student of the famous craftsman Zhechko Zhechev.

The kaval, a Bulgarian or Balkan end-blown flute is also a common shepherd's instrument played in orchestras and as an accompaniment to singing. It is universally popular in Bulgaria. Playing techniques vary throughout the country. Typically a staccato style is played in the West, while a richly ornamented style is played in the East. This is instrument with 2000-3000 years history. The famous Orpheus, Thrace in the Roman empire was using the same Kaval.

On the file below you can hear a kaval recently made by him

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