Sybyzgy

The sybyzgy (Kyrgyz: сыбызгы, romanized: sıbızğı, Tatar: сыбызгы, romanized: sıbızğı, Karachay-Balkar: сыбызгъы, romanized: sıbızğı, Nogai: сыбызгы, romanized: sıbızğı, Chuvash: шӑкӑлчи, шӑхлич, romanized: şăkălçi, şăxliç, Uzbek: sibizg'a) is a Kyrgyz sideblown flute traditionally played by shepherds and horse herders, made from apricot wood or the wood of mountain bushes. With a length of 600–650 mm.

Sybyzgy

Sybyzǵy (made of copper)
Classification	wind instruments, Woodwind instruments Aerophone
Playing range
With all openings 340 – 400 Hz, With all closed 210 – 230 Hz.
Related instruments
Flute Fife Piccolo Tin whistle

Sybyzgy (at the top) on a Soviet Union stamp.

The traditional sybyzgy had 6 holes, however most modern sybyzgys are made with ten holes. Most modern sybyzgys are also have two separate pieces (one containing the finger holes and one for the mouth hole)

The Kazakh term Kazakh: сыбызғы, romanized: sıbızğı doesn't refer to the Kyrgyz sybyzgy but instead to another instrument, the Tsuur.

Sybyzǵy (Made of cane)

On the territory of Kyrgyzstan, there are two types of sybyzgy associated with different performing traditions. The eastern sybyzgy has a conical shape, shorter and smaller in diameter, and the western variety is larger and longer.^[1]

The sybyzgy is an important instrument to the Kyrgyz people.