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423.232.12Valve horns with narrow bore, with long air column (more 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 long air column which is to be made to vibrate. The tubular body has a narrow bore profile that is intermediate between conical and cylindrical. The body can be lengthened or shortened by connecting or disconnecting auxiliary lengths of tube. Most french horns. (en)

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/2170

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