Talk:Rauschpfeife

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why its name?[edit]

Rauschen seems to mean "hiss" or "rustle" in German, yet this instrument is said to be louder than a crumhorn. I'm trying to figure out why it has its name, or what's the best translation of "rauschen" to describe this instrument. Apparently the sound in the overblowing range is very unique, which may be where the "rausch" comes in. Maybe the best translation is "noise pipe"?

--Sonjaaa 20:22, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

According to Grove the name comes from "medieval Ger. rusch, also Middle High Ger. rus: ‘reed’, ‘cane’, and pfeife: ‘pipe’", so it makes sense that in Modern German Rausch means rustle, but in old German it meant reed. Mak (talk) 21:07, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Plural form[edit]

Since the name is so very clearly a German one, should not the plural form 'rauschpfeifen' be used ?77.96.58.212 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 18:19, 17 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

things and names[edit]

Rauschpfeife is a commonly used term for a specific type of capped conical reed musical instrument of the woodwind family

Would any meaning be lost if this were condensed to A rauschpfeife is a capped conical reed musical instrument of the woodwind family ? —Tamfang (talk) 06:15, 5 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]