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Explain why open pipes are preferred to closed pipe in the production of music-​

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The frequencies of sounds made by these two types of instruments are different because of the different ways that air will move at a closed or open end of the pipe. Open pipes do not produce superior tone than closed (or stopped) pipes, therefore different types of pipes are used to produce different tonal qualities.

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