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Re: Vibrato/Tpt v cornet length

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Subject: Re: Vibrato/Tpt v cornet length
From: Adrian Drover <saxhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 20:12:03 +0100
In-reply-to: <35596A09.DE4E5494@clari.net.au>
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On 13 May, Norm Harris <normal@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It's news to me, and no doubt to many others on the list, that the
> trumpet is longer than the cornet. I was always taught, and my research
> confirmed, they are the SAME length, hence the same pitch. Most of us
> were under the misaprehension they were just different in bore
> style.Your information will prove valuable.

I can confirm that British and American trumpets, cornets and flugels all
have the same tube length, providing they are all pitched in Bb soprano,
but am no expert on Ozzie instruments.

Adrian :-)

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