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423.231.11Valve bugles with narrow bore, with short air column (less than 2 m)   Link to MIMO collections

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  • The air itself is the vibrator in the primary sense. The standing waves are significantly confined within the instrument itself. The air-stream passes through the player's vibrating lips, so gaining intermittent access to the short air column which is to be made to vibrate. The tubular body has a predominantly conical, narrow bore, and can be lengthened or shortened by connecting or disconnecting auxiliary lengths of tube. Flugel horn. (en)

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/2164

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