Holey Pipes--Flute, Piccolo, Recorder, Fife, Pan Flute

 Earlier this month, a classical radio station mentioned a program having recorders. "Recorder" had mystified me for a long time. I wondered why the term, when it didn't record. I also wondered about other single-pipe instruments that musicians blew into, such as flutes, piccolos, and fifes. As for pan flutes, ... Read the entire article and comment there, please.