On 10/12/22 11:20, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > Well, at least it was another brass instrument, not an attempt to ship a > string or woodwind in a brass instrument case :-) > My sister insists that her wooden Alphorn is a brass instrument, but > that a brass saxophone is NOT a brass instrument.
Of course--it all depends on the sound-making mechanism. A plastic cornet is still a brass instrument, as is an ophicleide or a serpent being labrosones. The actual construction material doesn't really matter. A metal clarinet is still a woodwind as is a saxophone or a flute or bassoon. So a contrabass tuba fitted with a contrabassoon bocal is technically, not a brass instrument; neither is a tromboon. --Chuck
