Brass instrument valve information

Brass instrument valves are valves used to change the length of tubing of a brass instrument allowing the player to reach the notes of various harmonic...

like the saxophone. Modern brass instruments generally come in one of two families: Valved brass instruments use a set of valves (typically three or four...

The valve trombone is a brass instrument in the trombone family that has a set of valves to vary the pitch instead of (or in addition to) a slide. Although...

transpositionally as middle C for many of these brass instruments. The normal playing range of most three-valved brass instruments extends from three whole tones below...

cylinder. Examples of piston valves are: The valves used in many brass instruments The valves used in pneumatic cannons The valves used in many stationary...

inside the instrument to vibrate. Nearly all trombones use a telescoping slide mechanism to alter the pitch instead of the valves used by other brass instruments...

have a complete selection of notes. Prior to the invention of valves, brass instruments were limited to notes in the harmonic series, and were thus generally...

The euphonium is a medium-sized, 3 or 4-valve, often compensating, conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument that derives its name from the Ancient Greek...

and bassoons) Woodwind instruments were originally made of wood, just as brass instruments were made of brass, but instruments are categorized based on...

The axial flow valve, or Thayer valve, is a brass instrument valve design patented in 1978 by Orla Ed Thayer. Designed with assistance from Zigmant Kanstul...

sometimes called baritone, is a low-pitched brass instrument in the saxhorn family. It is a piston-valve brass instrument with a bore that is mostly conical,...

Italian: trombone basso) is the bass instrument in the trombone family of brass instruments. Modern instruments are pitched in the same B♭ as the tenor...

Valve oil is a lubricant for valves of brass instruments. It is typically mostly mineral oil with a small amount of other ingredients, although synthetic...

has three piston valves and employs the same fingering system as other brass instruments, although four-valve versions and rotary-valve versions also exist...

1838 for an improved valve, which became the model for modern brass instrument piston valves. The first notable virtuoso player was Jean-Baptiste Arban,...

The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register...

are semi-conical brass instruments. No valved brass instrument can be entirely conical, since the middle section containing the valves must be cylindrical...

simplest form of rotary valve. Rotary valves have been applied in numerous applications, including: Changing the pitch of brass instruments. Controlling the...

1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn...

The Hagmann Free-Flow Valve is a trademarked brass instrument valve design developed by Swiss musician and instrument technician René Hagmann, first introduced...

The saxhorn is a family of valved brass instruments that have conical bores and deep cup-shaped mouthpieces. The saxhorn family was developed by Adolphe...

transposing instrument sounding either an octave, a sixth or a ninth lower than written, depending on the pitch of the instrument. Having valves and the same...

The bugle is a simple signaling brass instrument with a wide conical bore. It normally has no valves or other pitch-altering devices, and is thus limited...

flare compared to other brass instruments. Later in the 19th century, soon after the invention of brass instrument valves, instruments with the same overall...

The cimbasso is a low brass instrument that covers the same range as a tuba or contrabass trombone. First appearing in Italy in the early 19th century...

Marching brass instruments are brass instruments specially designed to be played while moving. Most instruments do not have a marching version - only the...

it is generally only capable of relatively low flow rates. An instrument needle valve uses a tapered pin to gradually open a space for fine control of...