12 Oct
2022
12 Oct
'22
12:17 p.m.
On 10/12/22 11:20, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
Well, at least it was another brass instrument, not an
attempt to ship a
string or woodwind in a brass instrument case :-)
My sister insists that her wooden Alphorn is a brass instrument, but
that a brass saxophone is NOT a brass instrument.
Of course--it all depends on the sound-making mechanism. A plastic
cornet is still a brass instrument, as is an ophicleide or a serpent
being labrosones. The actual construction material doesn't really
matter. A metal clarinet is still a woodwind as is a saxophone or a
flute or bassoon. So a contrabass tuba fitted with a contrabassoon
bocal is technically, not a brass instrument; neither is a tromboon.
--Chuck