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Never seen a serpent like this before
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brassman96
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Re: Never seen a serpent like this before
Considering that it's missing a key (so it has an open hole), I'd say that it wasn't in use when they took the snap...
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
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J.c. Sherman
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Re: Never seen a serpent like this before
If memory serves me, that is a one-off instrument that survives in a Belgian museum. It's more of an ophicleide in serpent form than a serpent, much like the famous Anaconda contrabass serpent. The defining characteristic of a serpent and its sound is the open finger holes.
Thomas key attempted a few instruments like this, though with more conventional materials and shape. Much like putting a "sensible" fingering system on a bassoon, when you do it, it stops being a bassoon.
J.c.S.
Thomas key attempted a few instruments like this, though with more conventional materials and shape. Much like putting a "sensible" fingering system on a bassoon, when you do it, it stops being a bassoon.
J.c.S.
Instructor of Tuba & Euphonium, Cleveland State University
Principal Tuba, Firelands Symphony Orchestra
President, Variations in Brass
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Principal Tuba, Firelands Symphony Orchestra
President, Variations in Brass
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