Abstract: An improved fipple block is provided for use in connection with a wind instrument, such as a bass recorder, having a hollow tube, a fipple lip, and a fipple opening. The fipple block is formed from a solid mass of material having a substantially cylindrical exterior surface and configuration. In one embodiment, a first section of the fipple block has a larger outer diameter than a second and third section, so that the second and third sections may be inserted within the hollow tube of the wind instrument, with the first section protruding from the end of the hollow tube. The first section includes a first passageway formed therein, and it is directed at right angles to the cylindrical exterior surface of the block and is adapted to receive a mouthpiece. In addition, the second and third sections have second and third passageways, respectively.