Jan 28, 2020 07:00:00

`` A torture device for publicly executing bad shit musicians '' existed in medieval Europe

Germany's

Medieval Crime Museum has many terrifying torture devices on display, including a stigma whistle designed to discipline poor performers.

The medieval 'Shame Flute' was used to punish bad musicians in the Middle Ages-Classic FM
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/medieval-shame-flute-punish-bad-musicians/

You Won't Want To Play This Medieval Shame Flute
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/shame-flute/

The Flute of Shame: Discover the Instrument / Device Used to Publicly Humiliate Bad Musicians During the Medieval Period | Open Culture
http://www.openculture.com/2020/01/the-flute-of-shame-discover-the-instrument-device-used-to-publicly-humiliate-bad-musicians-during-the-medieval-period. html

We Interviewed The Flute Of Shame About The Flute Of Shame-VICE
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z68q4r/we-interviewed-the-flute-of-shame-about-the-flute-of-shame

This is 'the stigma flute'.

When you play the following movie, you can find out what kind of torture device is like 'the stigma whistle' in one shot.

You Won't Want To Play This Medieval Shame Flute-YouTube


Since the stigma flute is entirely made of iron, it looks quite heavy.

Since it is not a real whistle, it does not have a blow hole, but instead has a ring to be worn around the neck.

The dents in the torso are passed through your fingers ...

Used to turn the fasteners and tighten the fingers.

By restraining the neck and fingers, the wearer appears to be blowing a real flute.

Musicians who performed poorly and were accused of 'disturbing the tranquility' were exposed or strolled around the city with this 'stigma whistle'. The humiliating punishment was a good show in rural villages and villages with little entertainment, and sinners were often beaten and thrown at rotten vegetables.

'The stigma was considered a legitimate punishment at the time for music offenses,' said Maddie Shaw Roberts, writer of the music news site

Classic FM . It's the 'ultimate punishment' that reveals the shortage. ' In addition, the theory not only a musician, both that 'was widely used to punish minor crimes' believed you.

The 'final punishment for the entertainer' is the 'stigma whistle', but in Finland there is a trio of units called '

Flute of Shame ' that has changed this torture device to a band name.


'Flute of Shame' is often compared to Iron Maiden , whose band name is also the iron virgin of torture devices. 'Flute of Shame' asked the news site VICE , 'Which would you win if you entered the contest with Iron Maiden?' And asked, 'Maybe Iron Maiden ... Are they as happy as we are? '