Pan pipes have been found in archeological excavations in Ukraine that date back some 5,000 years.

The instrument consists of several pipes each of which, when blown endwise, produces one sound.

These instruments were used by ensembles in Chernihiv Province and also widely in Western Ukraine.

These instruments allow chromatic notes to be readily obtained, a semitone lower than the primary sound of the pipe.

This is done by bending the angle of the pipes with relation to the player's lips.