reedless
Lacking tall grasses
Reedless describes something lacking a reed—the thin strip of material that vibrates to produce sound in certain instruments.
A reedless instrument like a flute or trumpet generates tone by other means.
The term appears mainly in discussions of musical instrument classification or when distinguishing between reed and non-reed woodwinds.
instrumental
Single-reed woodwind instrument
- oboeTwin-reed wind instrument
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
- harmonicaHandheld reed wind instrument
bagpipe · accordion · organ · woodwind · mouthpiece · embouchure · ligature · electronic
clarinet
Single-reed woodwind instrument
- oboeTwin-reed wind instrument
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
harmonica · bagpipe · accordion · organ · woodwind · mouthpiece · embouchure · ligature · electronic · synthesizer