INSTITUTE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY


Ceredigion, Wales Trumpet Repairs

Trumpet Repairs

The Trumpet is a member of the Brass Family and is one of the oldest recorded instruments, they are constructed of brass it is played by blowing air through closed lips to produce a buzzing sound, this produces a standing wave which is amplified through the instrument and in the modern trumpet altered by use of valves which change the length of the tubing most trumpets are transposing instruments most commonly in B flat the tubing is approximately 134cm in total.
Other members of this family include the trombone, the cornet and the French horn.

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