Thanks to this "throat (nodo)," a high pitched sound (Hishigi) peculiar to Noh music can be easily made as distinct from other flutes such as dragon flute and Japanese transverse bamboo flute.
これによって龍笛・篠笛など他の横笛とは異色の、能楽独特の高音（「ヒシギ」）を容易に発することができる。