The Venova is a single-reeded woodwind
musical instrument, currently produced by the
Yamaha Corporation
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. The original model, the YVS-100, was released in 2017 and an alto model, the YVS-120, was released in 2019.
The Venova features a predominantly cylindrical
bore, but is distinguished by its branched-pipe structure near the
mouthpiece of the instrument. Reportedly, this serves to approximate the acoustic qualities of an instrument with a conical bore, such as a
saxophone
The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed (mouthpi ...
. The body of the Venova is composed almost entirely of
ABS resin, and utilizes fingering systems derived from Baroque and German
recorder convention to chromatically span two octaves in the key of C (in the case of the YVS-100). As such, Yamaha markets this instrument as a "casual woodwind instrument".
The Venova received "Good Design Award", the highest award, at the 2017 Good Design Awards.
See also
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Chalumeau
The chalumeau (; ; plural chalumeaux) is a single-reed woodwind instrument of the late baroque and early classical eras. The chalumeau is a folk instrument that is the predecessor to the modern-day clarinet. It has a cylindrical bore with ei ...
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Xaphoon
References
External links
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Product page Yamaha
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Single-reed instruments