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Frequently Asked Questions

• What kind of valves does Kaval industries make?

  Kaval market a complete line of ball valves for the most demanding application requirements of the oil and gas, power, chemical, petrochemical and other process industries. ● API608 standard and applicable international specifications as required.

• What kind of flute is the kaval flute?

  The Kaval is a chromatic end-blown flute traditionally played throughout the Balkans (in Bulgaria, Southern Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Northern Greece and elsewhere) and Anatolia (including Turkey and Armenia).

• What kind of wood is a kaval made of?

  The Turkish Kaval can be made of wood, cane, bone or metal (usually brass) and has five or more finger-holes, one thumb-hole and sometimes additional unfingered holes like the Bulgarian instrument. In Thrace and some of the Aegean Islands the term 'Kavali' refers to an end-blown flute of the flogera family.

• How many holes are there in a kaval?

  The Kaval has eight playing holes (seven in front and one in the back for the thumb) and usually four more unfingered intonation holes near the bottom of the Kaval. As a wooden rim-blown flute, Kaval is similar to the kawala of the Arab world and ney of the Middle East . A 1919 Kaval.

• When did the website kaval.com come out?

  Launched in October 2017, Kaval is the new modern luxury e-commerce destination for riders and those who appreciate equestrian style. Kaval sees riding as more than a sport - it is a highly encompassing way of life whether one is a ranked athlete, a weekend warrior or a pony parent.

• Where does the name Kaval come from in Europe?

  The Kaval is primarily associated with mountain shepherds throughout the Balkans and Anatolia and in the book Kaval: Traditional Folk Melodies for Balkan & Anatolian Folk Flute, musician Pat MacSwyney suggests that the Kaval spread with the Yoruks from the Taurus mountains of southern Anatolia into the southern Balkans of southeast Europe.

• Where is the kaval flute most commonly played?

  The Kaval is a chromatic end-blown flute traditionally played throughout the Balkans (in Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Southern Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Northern Greece and elsewhere) and Anatolia (including Turkey and Armenia). The Kaval is primarily associated with mountain shepherds.

• Which is the correct way to play the kaval?

  When played, the Kaval is held with both hands at an angle of approximately 45° from the body, with the four fingers of the one hand covering the lower holes; the upper three holes and the thumbhole are covered with the other hand. The mouth covers approximately three quarters of the end. Change of the breath air pressure also changes the pitch .