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Re: Vibrato/Tpt v cornet length

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Subject: Re: Vibrato/Tpt v cornet length
From: Norm Harris <normal@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 16:20:32 +1000
Priority: low
References: <48463f334bsaxhorn@gemscore.demon.co.uk>
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Most of us in the know use American,  British, French or German trumpets,
cornets and flugels. However, Newcastle is a very different place with some
very different people and obviously very different measuring devices. <;~)))
That is unless he was referring to his Bb cornet and his A trumpet, or this
that AAAyyee! Trrrumpet. <8~]

Norm

Adrian Drover wrote:

> 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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