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11 Sep 03 - 01:55 PM (#1017075) Subject: Valves on instruments From: GUEST,Les in Chorlton, Manchester In the spirit of related threads, when were valves first attached to (brass?) instruments? |
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11 Sep 03 - 07:34 PM (#1017233) Subject: RE: Valves on instruments From: TIA July 1814 perhaps ? |
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11 Sep 03 - 09:46 PM (#1017291) Subject: RE: Valves on instruments From: GUEST 19th century. Definitely by the Civil War if you see the pictures of the marching hornmen with their backwards saxhorns. The original trumpets had stops as on a flute but they didn't work well for the trumpet and valves were installed. |
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13 Sep 03 - 12:54 PM (#1018171) Subject: RE: Valves on instruments From: GUEST,Les in Chorlton, Manchester Thanks a lot. I guess I was trying to tie this to the thread on Uillean pipes. I feel that the level of technology needed to construct effective valves is comparable with that needed to make said pipes. Is that about right? |