Rothphone
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The Rothphone is a metal double reed
instrument similar to the sarrusophone
built in saxophone
form. It was invented by Ferdinando Roth (1815–1898) and is also known as the rothophone, rothaphone, or saxsarrusophone. The bore of this instrument is narrower than that of either the sarrusophone or saxophone.
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Double reed
A double reed is a type of reed used to produce sound in various wind instruments. The term double reed comes from the fact that there are two pieces of cane vibrating against each other. A single reed consists of one piece of cane which vibrates against a mouthpiece made of metal, hardened...
instrument similar to the sarrusophone
Sarrusophone
The sarrusophone is a family of transposing musical instruments patented and placed into production by Pierre-Louis Gautrot in 1856. It was named after the French bandmaster Pierre-Auguste Sarrus who is credited with the concept of the instrument...
built in saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
form. It was invented by Ferdinando Roth (1815–1898) and is also known as the rothophone, rothaphone, or saxsarrusophone. The bore of this instrument is narrower than that of either the sarrusophone or saxophone.
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External links
- http://web.archive.org/web/20080418081540/http://idrs.colorado.edu/Publications/Journal/JNL17/JNL17.Joppig.Sarrus.html#anchor139249
- http://www.idrs.org/Publications/Journal/JNL16/JNL16.Toschi.Saxorus.html
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfe/3872528036/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfe/3871745443/