If by "attacked" you mean rapine, then perhaps you are on to something. Generations of slutty ancient instruments have jumped over the wall to roam among the mongrels on the other side.
They were popular with "working-class" groups because they were relatively inexpensive compared with "classical" instruments, they were sturdy and the single metal reeds required little maintenance or adjusting, and they were easy to play, requiring simply blowing air into the mouthpiece (no need to learn embouchure or reed technique). As others have posted, it looks like old-time car horns, because yes, the company that made these (Martin Signal), made car horns first, and later started making versions that could be played as musical instruments.
As a German trombone player who had the "pleasure" to hear those "Schalmeienorchester" before, I can confirm that these things do NOT sound better if more of them are played simultaneously. I friggin' loathe the abyssimal sound they create! btw: I wish you a speedy recovery, Trent! :)
Trumpet valves would descend in binary, except for some reason they decided to make the second valve half the size of the first one, rather than the other way around.
@@gabrielblacklock3921 I used to think that was weird, too, but then I realized that the trumpet valve orientation is for practicality of construction. Just look at how the valve tubing is laid out. The longer 2 U-bends extend front-to-back, and the shortest U-bend (2nd valve) is the one that sticks out to the side. If the shortest tubing were assigned to the 1st valve, then the 2nd valve would have longer tubing, and it would look ridiculous to have that much tubing sticking out sideways.
That's because that's pretty much what they are. This is exactly how car horns work, or at least how they did at one point when they used air to power everything.
I moved to Germany from the UK in 2010 and got talked into joining a Schalmei Music club. I had never learned an instrument before, not even the recorder in primary school. I couldn’t read notes and had absolutely no musical ability whatsoever. I thought this instrument was amusing and joined the group mainly to improve my German. 12 years later I am now the club president. I still don’t understand much about music (and therefore probably do not belong in this comment section), but I was able to play this instrument very quickly. It’s easy to learn - for the reasons everyone else has mentioned. It comes in Sopran, Tenor, Baritone and even an adapted version called Akkord which plays chords (several horns at once). The music we play is specially adapted to each ‘voice type’ and the challenge is not the playing itself necessarily but the playing together. Some songs sound pretty awful, but others sound much better. I can understand from a musical point of view this instrument seems probably quite awful and pointless, but due to its simplicity is very inclusive - making group music more accessible and sociable.
Guten Tag! Können Sie mir weitere Informationen über das Musikinstrument Shalmain erhalten? In Rußland, wo ich herkomme, gibt es fast keine Informationen darüber. 1. Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Martin-Signal und VOIGT Schalmeien? Was sind die besten in Bezug auf Qualität und auf seinen Klang? 2. Wahrscheinlich kennen Sie die Geschichte der Verwendung dieser Instrumente für politische Zwecke ganz gut. Wissen Sie, welche Arten von Schalmeinen in den 20er Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts in den Schalmeikapellen des Roten Frontkämpferbundes verwendet waren? Ich selbst habe nur herausgefunden, dass der Schalmei mit 16 Pfeifen nur in den 80er Jahren in der DDR erfunden wurde. Ich habe auch bereits eine ähnliche Frage an die Manager der oben-genannten Fabriken gestellt, aber sie haben mir nur ein Foto der Notenbuch geschickt (ich hänge das Foto unten an). 3. Wo kann ich Notenbücher von Märschen für Schalmeien bekommen? 4. Welche Organisationen spielen noch Klassenkampflieder aus den 20er Jahren? 5. Welche Schwierigkeiten bestehen bei der Aufrechterhaltung des technischen Zustands von Schalmeien? Müssen sie regelmäßig angepasst werden? Wenn ja, wie oft? Mit freundlichen Grüßen
They were first used as signal horns by police and military and many were made by the Martin Signal company in Germany. They later made an electrified version which became the familiar two-toned emergency vehicle air horn (Martinshorn) used in much of Europe. Martin Signal still makes several versions. Bands of these were particularly popular in East Germany, where this horn was likely made.
So Trent… I found videos online of this and an a entire band it sounds like a pipe organ when you have all the different sizes together. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Sounds quite nice actually.
Hi Trent. I love bizarre instruments. I think this definitely qualifies, though I don't think I'd want to spend a great deal of time listening to this. It's nice to see once, but I don't think I'll be clamoring to get one. I hope this means that you are recovering well and on your way to being fully mobile. I loved the story you told in your previous update about your daughter wanting to help her daddy. She's no doubt your pride and joy!
Looks like a tinkerer was around a church that replaced it's pipe organ. Looks like something I'd have made. I don't play very well but that assembly would have kept me entertained for a long time.
This looks like a metal version of the Chinese instrument known as the Sheng. The intonation is controlled by adding or removing mass from the reed - you can see the lump at the end of the reed in your video. If that channel is flat, scrape some of that crap off. It it's sharp, add some mass to it. With the Sheng, the traditional material used for this purpose is actually poisonous, but, it's dissolved in wax, so it's not completely fatal to use. You could substitute marzipan, spackle, wood filler...
You probably don't believe it but you can tune that thing. Up by removing weight from the end and down by scratching at about a 1/4 from the beginning of the reed. This multi horn is a lot easier to learn to play than an instrument, the tones are already there only blow and remember the fingering.
First, it is good to see you vertical. I hope you are feeling great. Second, this is hysterical (your commentary). Third, at least the valves double as the percussion section.
I looked up some viseo's of modern german schalmei bands. Never knew this existed, I share you opinion on the instrument, but they seem to be having lots of fun. Specialy during the carnival. A loud rythmsection, lots of beer, and the schalmei group honking away. Real folkore it seems, but what a noise! Fun!
If you are familiar with Chinese shengs, especially modern ones including the whole family, you would see a well developed sets of instruments with the same kind of mechanics (blowing in seperate reed bells)
Simply put, if it has reeds, its woodwind, not brass. I've heard the tale about German Fireman using it as an klaxon alarm, similar alarms, more like car klaxons with a single bell were used by American Firefighters, and seems likely other countries may have as well. They're extremely easy to play, with almost no embouchure required. There are obvious similarities with the Chinese Sheng family, although I'm not sure of any directly shared ancestry
Binary scale counting from 0 to 7: 000, 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110, 111. Classic Trent: "this is the creation of a man with nothing to live for". I'm really glad to see you up and about. I hope the surgery was successful.
This video is quite entertaining. One would find it even amusing. Besides the historical value, of course. I am actually a string contrabass player. I have been playing the cornet as a second instrument, But on this new journey, after about thirty years on the string bass, I want to acquire the whole tuba family going lower until the contrabass Bb tuba. On my quest, your videos suit me really well. You have an elegant sense of humour with a touch of sarcasm, which makes the content light to the ears of the audience, in my opinion. Thanks for helping me find my perfect instrument. And ruling out this one, I am afraid. Cheers!
Well, to give you a perfectly straight answer, I expect this instrument was made to be easy to play. With conventional brass instruments, you need to worry about embouchure; on this one you just blow. And it looks like this instrument wasn't made to take advantage of the overtone sequence either; you just play the root note of each reed. Both of these make the instrument easier to play. Of course, it's quite limited, with just eight notes. The tone color doesn't sound any worse to me than some of the brasher reed instruments, like the sax, say.
"....you blow eeer in this eeend......" Here's a video of a full Schalmei band: ruclips.net/video/9YtQC8KHx4E/видео.html They were apparently popular in East Germany. Hearing the whole band, I can get one point - the ratty intonation gets leveled out by the many sort-of-unisons from massed instruments. And another point is that such a ensemble gets a brass band sound without the players having to develop and control their embochures - you just blow, and a sound comes out. For amateurs, that might be good.
I actually began playing brass instruments with an Ophiclide that I bought for 40 dollars at a garage sale and had NO idea what it was... I am glad I learned on it and learned how to restore a very old brass instrument and now any modern brass instrument is a JOY to play for me, but you can get crazy awesome tones from the old horn if you overtone sing into it while playing (like too many zooz band) it's quite good for that and simple bass lines. I would love to take my Ophiclide to meow wolf crazy fun house in New Mexico and just walk around in steampunk clothing just making the weird sounds that can come out if it but I would take song requests if asked :).
Well, someone didn't take care of this particular instrument as it probably should be sent in for a refurb. From what I could tell, all but the second note seems to be in tune. If anything, it's like a small pipe organ with reed pipes. Also, I would think that you can play softer and louder notes by changing the volume of air going into it like a saxophone or clarinet as those are similar single reed instruments.
Oh wow, now I want one, despite there being no documentation on how to finger it that I could find. I don’t know if I would find it more fun to play over my Tenor Saxophone but it would certainly be a fun thing to own
Sounds like a cross between a kazoo and an automobile horn. What I want is the nickel silver Conn mellophonium behind you to the upper right. It's not a perfect instrument either but I know I can play it pretty well. I played a brass one in high school marching band.
I´m from Germany and I have to say, that we only play it while celebrating carneval. It has a funny sound and in a group it has a weird sound, but you will know the song
Well, those reeds can be tuned. Still, its rather limited. Being an IT guy, i like the binary fingering though. That is its best fearure. Oh, and looking rediculous, thats great too. Are there any videos of these bands that play it?
This instrument(correct name is Martin-trumped) was developed by the inventor of the german siren, that is used by fire brigade(Martinshorn/Pressluft). Here is a example for the siren: ruclips.net/video/AZE-bN3nc5w/видео.html If you look closly, you can see the bells of the siren between the blue lights. They also look kinda similar to this instrument.
Dare I say that it reminds me of reed stops on a pipe organ? It even looks a bit like organ pipes. I suspect a larger band - with versions of this instrument that are actually in tune! - would sound fairly decent.
So happy to see another video! Hope you are feeling better! That really is a contrivance.... But then again, in parts of the UK are full Kazoo marching bands. Look up UK federation of Jazz bands, they sound awesome!
its for ppl can't play brass(especially trumpet )who still want to make a sharp sound and use blow technique . its a woodwind trying really hard to be a trumpetish horn.
This has got to be the most hilarious video I have seen of yours to date. I couldn't breathe I was laughing so hard. You need to put warnings on your videos to help people with weak hearts and sphincters prepare for what is to come. Just a thought.
I have in idea to make the...overall concept not suck. Same basic concept (3 valves, 8 bells) but instead of making it a glorified Vuvuzela, you actually pitch it in Bb, give it a brass mouthpiece, and use the valves to basically switch between 8 straight trumpets tuned to each of your fundemental trumpet pitches rather than having the fixed lengths of tubing added by modern valved trumpets. Fixes your tuning problems right up at the expense of weight.
Love this instrument ! But - I also like the brass version of Bizet's Pearl Fisher's theme at the end of Your very well explaining content regarding to the Martin's trumpet really still popular in Germany. 😉
Noisy instruments were fashionable in the early 1900's. Luigi Russolo had decided for music to progress, the only way forward was to incorporate noises. My favourite instrument of the era is his Intonarumori, which sound fantastic. My attitude to it is "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should". It looks like the efforts of somebody who persevered far too much with something "fun" he was making for his grandson.
Why Schalmei (pron. "shall-my)? Imagine you are a volunteer fireman, or miner, or a member of a union or political party. The whole bunch enthusiastically wants to make a splash at an upcoming festival, march or demonstration, but everybody is short on time, cash and musical experience. Hey, let's do a Schalmei band! They are cheap, easy to play, impressive to look at -- particularly in a massed group, and after a couple of hours of rehearsal, and with distinctive shirts and caps as uniforms, you can cut a great figure marching hup and down the square. If some of the group fall victim to a mine cave-in,.or get their heads broken in a "discussion" with a rival political party -- no problem! It's easy to get somebody to sub, even on short notice: they are that rudimentary!. The Schallmei has a certain tradition in Germany, from the latter 19th century until the start of WWII. Less during the war, because it was mainly lefty groups that used them. (The Nazis preferred to hire a band, leaving their hands free for torches and truncheons.) They were still used in East Germany after the war, but their heyday was over.
I do have to wonder if the ... reeds? tongues? ... if the wiggly soundy bits can be adjusted somewhat to put this thing in tune, or is the point to sound like you've caught a mallard and caged it in a musical instrument...
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This instrument sounds like what electric keyboards think a trumpet sounds like
You're right.
That's exactly what it sounds like.
This video was one of your best!
Fascinating weirdness.
It sounds like a very cheap synthesizer
Sounds like a toy
harmonica
Found a human voice setting on one the most horrific, echoey horror organ I’ve ever heard
It's like a bassoon got attacked by 8 oboes then got attacked by a unidentified brass instrument.
If by "attacked" you mean rapine, then perhaps you are on to something.
Generations of slutty ancient instruments have jumped over the wall to roam among the mongrels on the other side.
...and lost the battle!
Probably a saxhorn.
Please let me know if you'd be interested in me recording a series of soothing lullabies on this instrument.
Please!
I will make actual small children listen on repeat.
Ive never heard anything so lovely in my entire life. Im also a sousaphone player so my standards for sound sound quality are quite low...
Yes
Of course! Who wouldn't want that?
They were popular with "working-class" groups because they were relatively inexpensive compared with "classical" instruments, they were sturdy and the single metal reeds required little maintenance or adjusting, and they were easy to play, requiring simply blowing air into the mouthpiece (no need to learn embouchure or reed technique). As others have posted, it looks like old-time car horns, because yes, the company that made these (Martin Signal), made car horns first, and later started making versions that could be played as musical instruments.
Yes! The peoples horn!
3:42 That pattern is basically equivalent to counting from 0 to 7 in binary.
correct
So that's why it sounds like an 8 bit computer
Holy crap, you’re right!
Precisely
@@michelthibodeau3474 actually a 3-bit computer
Cuts to James Morrison. "Ah it's just horns"
Is it weird that I watched that video right before this one
As a German trombone player who had the "pleasure" to hear those "Schalmeienorchester" before, I can confirm that these things do NOT sound better if more of them are played simultaneously. I friggin' loathe the abyssimal sound they create!
btw: I wish you a speedy recovery, Trent! :)
The valves ascend in Binary, wtf.
Actually, that kinda makes sense.
Trumpet valves would descend in binary, except for some reason they decided to make the second valve half the size of the first one, rather than the other way around.
@@gabrielblacklock3921 I used to think that was weird, too, but then I realized that the trumpet valve orientation is for practicality of construction. Just look at how the valve tubing is laid out. The longer 2 U-bends extend front-to-back, and the shortest U-bend (2nd valve) is the one that sticks out to the side. If the shortest tubing were assigned to the 1st valve, then the 2nd valve would have longer tubing, and it would look ridiculous to have that much tubing sticking out sideways.
@@organist1982 Yeah true. That occurred to me right after I commented XD
It also conveniently makes a lot of fingerings similar to the right hand on woodwind instruments.
Notes on this thing sounds like different pitched car horns. 😂🚗
or of those air horns that plays the Dukes of Hazard General Lee theme.
At first I thought it was going to be some kind of orchestral train horn . . . .
Mixed with out of tune car horns
That's because that's pretty much what they are. This is exactly how car horns work, or at least how they did at one point when they used air to power everything.
@@mal2ksc Truck and train horns yes, car horns usually no, even in the old days. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_horn
Sounds like a non realistic midi instrument like a midi instrument version of a reed organ, bassoon, bandoneon etc...
That would mean that we have an accurate midi equivalent of this instrument
I moved to Germany from the UK in 2010 and got talked into joining a Schalmei Music club. I had never learned an instrument before, not even the recorder in primary school. I couldn’t read notes and had absolutely no musical ability whatsoever. I thought this instrument was amusing and joined the group mainly to improve my German. 12 years later I am now the club president. I still don’t understand much about music (and therefore probably do not belong in this comment section), but I was able to play this instrument very quickly. It’s easy to learn - for the reasons everyone else has mentioned. It comes in Sopran, Tenor, Baritone and even an adapted version called Akkord which plays chords (several horns at once). The music we play is specially adapted to each ‘voice type’ and the challenge is not the playing itself necessarily but the playing together. Some songs sound pretty awful, but others sound much better. I can understand from a musical point of view this instrument seems probably quite awful and pointless, but due to its simplicity is very inclusive - making group music more accessible and sociable.
Guten Tag!
Können Sie mir weitere Informationen über das Musikinstrument Shalmain erhalten? In Rußland, wo ich herkomme, gibt es fast keine Informationen darüber.
1. Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Martin-Signal und VOIGT Schalmeien? Was sind die besten in Bezug auf Qualität und auf seinen Klang?
2. Wahrscheinlich kennen Sie die Geschichte der Verwendung dieser Instrumente für politische Zwecke ganz gut. Wissen Sie, welche Arten von Schalmeinen in den 20er Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts in den Schalmeikapellen des Roten Frontkämpferbundes verwendet waren? Ich selbst habe nur herausgefunden, dass der Schalmei mit 16 Pfeifen nur in den 80er Jahren in der DDR erfunden wurde. Ich habe auch bereits eine ähnliche Frage an die Manager der oben-genannten Fabriken gestellt, aber sie haben mir nur ein Foto der Notenbuch geschickt (ich hänge das Foto unten an).
3. Wo kann ich Notenbücher von Märschen für Schalmeien bekommen?
4. Welche Organisationen spielen noch Klassenkampflieder aus den 20er Jahren?
5. Welche Schwierigkeiten bestehen bei der Aufrechterhaltung des technischen Zustands von Schalmeien? Müssen sie regelmäßig angepasst werden? Wenn ja, wie oft?
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Glad to see you back from the hospital! Keep that recovery up man!
"plays in the Key of Yuck" made me laugh so hard! Thanks!
"...vibrates against a shallot.."
Me: it vibrates against an onion?
Assuming it doesn't have a leek?
They were first used as signal horns by police and military and many were made by the Martin Signal company in Germany. They later made an electrified version which became the familiar two-toned emergency vehicle air horn (Martinshorn) used in much of Europe. Martin Signal still makes several versions. Bands of these were particularly popular in East Germany, where this horn was likely made.
Super interesting
So Trent… I found videos online of this and an a entire band it sounds like a pipe organ when you have all the different sizes together. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Sounds quite nice actually.
Link? I'd love to hear that
It looks like a dr suess instrument
That beard is getting agressively big...
It is beautiful.
Is there a problem with that?
I never would've guessed that someone once sold an analogue otamatone.
The perfect video to watch while slighty tipsy. I have the giggles and I WANT ONE OF THESE!
That's the most unholy abomination I've seen in a very long time.
As your profile pic is a Bass Clarinet
@@Chatroom64 Bass clarinets are objectively beautiful. Curves don't lie
Unholy abomination?!! Why?!!
Its a nice music instrument with a good sound.
@@grima5788 I was just joking, Bass Clarinets are fine
I play Bass Clarinet and flute, I literally play the best instruments
This ... basically sounds like an oboe, but which was made out of metal (and is a bit more in tune of course)
You are obviously tone deaf. :)
It looks like a Sheng (Chinese muliphonic wind instrument) yet sounds like your worst nightmare.
HAAAAAAA!!!!
What you got there is 8 party horns on a stick.
😜😜😜✌🏼👍🏼
That is the perfect description.
IKR! I expected rolled up paper streamers to come out the ends!
Oh come on, you can't say it doesn't look cool to play!
And it came out of a Dr. SEUSS book.
Finally, I can say I've seen an instrument that accurately describes when Squidward plays.
Hi Trent. I love bizarre instruments. I think this definitely qualifies, though I don't think I'd want to spend a great deal of time listening to this. It's nice to see once, but I don't think I'll be clamoring to get one. I hope this means that you are recovering well and on your way to being fully mobile. I loved the story you told in your previous update about your daughter wanting to help her daddy. She's no doubt your pride and joy!
It sounds like an Animal Crossing character
Looks like a tinkerer was around a church that replaced it's pipe organ. Looks like something I'd have made. I don't play very well but that assembly would have kept me entertained for a long time.
This looks like a metal version of the Chinese instrument known as the Sheng. The intonation is controlled by adding or removing mass from the reed - you can see the lump at the end of the reed in your video. If that channel is flat, scrape some of that crap off. It it's sharp, add some mass to it. With the Sheng, the traditional material used for this purpose is actually poisonous, but, it's dissolved in wax, so it's not completely fatal to use. You could substitute marzipan, spackle, wood filler...
well it’s 12:34am rn in the Midwest. What a perfect time to watch a video
For me it's 1:04
@@PeterGriffin-kb2hf for me its 2:05
You probably don't believe it but you can tune that thing. Up by removing weight from the end and down by scratching at about a 1/4 from the beginning of the reed. This multi horn is a lot easier to learn to play than an instrument, the tones are already there only blow and remember the fingering.
First, it is good to see you vertical. I hope you are feeling great. Second, this is hysterical (your commentary). Third, at least the valves double as the percussion section.
Glad to see that surgery hasn't dampened your sense of humour, Trent. Good to see you looking much better!
I looked up some viseo's of modern german schalmei bands. Never knew this existed, I share you opinion on the instrument, but they seem to be having lots of fun. Specialy during the carnival. A loud rythmsection, lots of beer, and the schalmei group honking away. Real folkore it seems, but what a noise! Fun!
Glad you are looking like you feel much better. Thanks for the wonderful videos that never take themselves to seriously.
If you are familiar with Chinese shengs, especially modern ones including the whole family, you would see a well developed sets
of instruments with the same kind of mechanics (blowing in seperate reed bells)
I'm guessing that a German or Polish missionary brought a Sheng back from China and got someone to copy it.
Simply put, if it has reeds, its woodwind, not brass. I've heard the tale about German Fireman using it as an klaxon alarm, similar alarms, more like car klaxons with a single bell were used by American Firefighters, and seems likely other countries may have as well. They're extremely easy to play, with almost no embouchure required.
There are obvious similarities with the Chinese Sheng family, although I'm not sure of any directly shared ancestry
Binary scale counting from 0 to 7: 000, 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110, 111. Classic Trent: "this is the creation of a man with nothing to live for". I'm really glad to see you up and about. I hope the surgery was successful.
"this is the creation of a man with nothing to live for"
Ah, the early 1900s version of Facebook subscribers.
This video is quite entertaining. One would find it even amusing. Besides the historical value, of course.
I am actually a string contrabass player. I have been playing the cornet as a second instrument, But on this new journey, after about thirty years on the string bass, I want to acquire the whole tuba family going lower until the contrabass Bb tuba. On my quest, your videos suit me really well. You have an elegant sense of humour with a touch of sarcasm, which makes the content light to the ears of the audience, in my opinion.
Thanks for helping me find my perfect instrument. And ruling out this one, I am afraid.
Cheers!
Hi Trent
Thank you for this great video.
Glad to see your better.
Well, to give you a perfectly straight answer, I expect this instrument was made to be easy to play. With conventional brass instruments, you need to worry about embouchure; on this one you just blow. And it looks like this instrument wasn't made to take advantage of the overtone sequence either; you just play the root note of each reed. Both of these make the instrument easier to play.
Of course, it's quite limited, with just eight notes.
The tone color doesn't sound any worse to me than some of the brasher reed instruments, like the sax, say.
...."it will give you syphilis" HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA OMG you got me crying! I am freaking dead! HAHAHA
I absolutely died when I heard the sound that thing made 😂
That intro is beautiful
"....you blow eeer in this eeend......"
Here's a video of a full Schalmei band: ruclips.net/video/9YtQC8KHx4E/видео.html They were apparently popular in East Germany. Hearing the whole band, I can get one point - the ratty intonation gets leveled out by the many sort-of-unisons from massed instruments. And another point is that such a ensemble gets a brass band sound without the players having to develop and control their embochures - you just blow, and a sound comes out. For amateurs, that might be good.
After watching other videos of some Schalmei bands, I think this may be, if not the most perfect instrument, the happiest one!
It sounds like an out of tune oboe lol
@Wouter Timmermans 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣
Hey glad to see you back! Best wishes on your recovery!
Trent Hamilton 4:04 Plays C major scale.
No views, four likes
Congratulations RUclips! Impeccable accuracy!
I actually began playing brass instruments with an Ophiclide that I bought for 40 dollars at a garage sale and had NO idea what it was... I am glad I learned on it and learned how to restore a very old brass instrument and now any modern brass instrument is a JOY to play for me, but you can get crazy awesome tones from the old horn if you overtone sing into it while playing (like too many zooz band) it's quite good for that and simple bass lines. I would love to take my Ophiclide to meow wolf crazy fun house in New Mexico and just walk around in steampunk clothing just making the weird sounds that can come out if it but I would take song requests if asked :).
The most perfect instrument ever created is a Sax-A-Boom. Fits all of the criteria provided.
Good to see you back! Hope recovery is going well.
Well, someone didn't take care of this particular instrument as it probably should be sent in for a refurb. From what I could tell, all but the second note seems to be in tune. If anything, it's like a small pipe organ with reed pipes. Also, I would think that you can play softer and louder notes by changing the volume of air going into it like a saxophone or clarinet as those are similar single reed instruments.
Oh wow, now I want one, despite there being no documentation on how to finger it that I could find. I don’t know if I would find it more fun to play over my Tenor Saxophone but it would certainly be a fun thing to own
Sounds like a cross between a kazoo and an automobile horn.
What I want is the nickel silver Conn mellophonium behind you to the upper right.
It's not a perfect instrument either but I know I can play it pretty well.
I played a brass one in high school marching band.
I´m from Germany and I have to say, that we only play it while celebrating carneval. It has a funny sound and in a group it has a weird sound, but you will know the song
thank you, it is my birthday!
....Thanks for beautiful smile at the end!
Well, those reeds can be tuned. Still, its rather limited. Being an IT guy, i like the binary fingering though. That is its best fearure. Oh, and looking rediculous, thats great too. Are there any videos of these bands that play it?
This instrument(correct name is Martin-trumped) was developed by the inventor of the german siren, that is used by fire brigade(Martinshorn/Pressluft).
Here is a example for the siren: ruclips.net/video/AZE-bN3nc5w/видео.html
If you look closly, you can see the bells of the siren between the blue lights. They also look kinda similar to this instrument.
It looks like the taxi horns that you use in "American in Paris" only all tied-together and played with a mouthpiece instead of bulbs.
OH I TRIED ONE OF THESE ONCE (it was bell-front, so physically felt a bit more like a regular trumpet; still the fingering was too damn weird)
Dare I say that it reminds me of reed stops on a pipe organ? It even looks a bit like organ pipes. I suspect a larger band - with versions of this instrument that are actually in tune! - would sound fairly decent.
Good to see you up and about
God damn, you’re really going off on this thing.
Hmm. I think I'll stick to the trombone. But thank you for playing Happy Birthday to my daughter today. PS ,Good to see you back on the youtubes.
Happy birthday to your daughter!
@@cetologist Good job my birthday was 2 days ago.
This is basically a pipe organ chamade stop in handheld form.
Straight back to the schedule Trent? Well done, inspiring.
So happy to see another video! Hope you are feeling better! That really is a contrivance.... But then again, in parts of the UK are full Kazoo marching bands. Look up UK federation of Jazz bands, they sound awesome!
I loved it when u said that this is the creation of a man who has nothing to live for
“Don’t want to catch a case of death” haha this dude slays me I love it
Great to see you back!
I have a classical organ with a Schalmei rank on the pedals so I stopped by to see what the heck a Schalmei happens to be.
its for ppl can't play brass(especially trumpet )who still want to make a sharp sound and use blow technique . its a woodwind trying really hard to be a trumpetish horn.
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Looks like a flower bouquet display at a flower shop.
All I want now is an in-depth review and demonstration through all registers of the vuvuzela
This has got to be the most hilarious video I have seen of yours to date. I couldn't breathe I was laughing so hard. You need to put warnings on your videos to help people with weak hearts and sphincters prepare for what is to come. Just a thought.
Nice to see you back man
I have in idea to make the...overall concept not suck. Same basic concept (3 valves, 8 bells) but instead of making it a glorified Vuvuzela, you actually pitch it in Bb, give it a brass mouthpiece, and use the valves to basically switch between 8 straight trumpets tuned to each of your fundemental trumpet pitches rather than having the fixed lengths of tubing added by modern valved trumpets. Fixes your tuning problems right up at the expense of weight.
Where did you buy this?? I've been looking for one
Ebay
It's like... digital-acoustic!
I really like the look and sound of this instrument tbh
that thing is just teerable. love it
What do you call a loud pet?
A... Trum-pet
Love this instrument !
But - I also like the brass version of Bizet's Pearl Fisher's theme at the end of Your very well explaining content regarding to the Martin's trumpet really still popular in Germany. 😉
Noisy instruments were fashionable in the early 1900's. Luigi Russolo had decided for music to progress, the only way forward was to incorporate noises. My favourite instrument of the era is his Intonarumori, which sound fantastic.
My attitude to it is "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should". It looks like the efforts of somebody who persevered far too much with something "fun" he was making for his grandson.
You think those valves are loud you should hear ole Bessie the tuba!
Why Schalmei (pron. "shall-my)? Imagine you are a volunteer fireman, or miner, or a member of a union or political party. The whole bunch enthusiastically wants to make a splash at an upcoming festival, march or demonstration, but everybody is short on time, cash and musical experience. Hey, let's do a Schalmei band! They are cheap, easy to play, impressive to look at -- particularly in a massed group, and after a couple of hours of rehearsal, and with distinctive shirts and caps as uniforms, you can cut a great figure marching hup and down the square. If some of the group fall victim to a mine cave-in,.or get their heads broken in a "discussion" with a rival political party -- no problem! It's easy to get somebody to sub, even on short notice: they are that rudimentary!. The Schallmei has a certain tradition in Germany, from the latter 19th century until the start of WWII. Less during the war, because it was mainly lefty groups that used them. (The Nazis preferred to hire a band, leaving their hands free for torches and truncheons.) They were still used in East Germany after the war, but their heyday was over.
This is similar to a Chinese instrument the Shung (maybe Sheng) which is a good deal more refined. You should look it up.
Welcome back!
00:00 the mosquito in my ear at 3 am playing a concerto
I've been playing on these in an orchestra for like 8 years.
Looks like a Peter Schikele (PDQ Bach) invention.
WOW IT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
I do have to wonder if the ... reeds? tongues? ... if the wiggly soundy bits can be adjusted somewhat to put this thing in tune, or is the point to sound like you've caught a mallard and caged it in a musical instrument...
Nice instrument. Sounds good, and by an expert sounds very good!
Good video.
Wow, when I first looked at it, I thought that was something Mr Hamilton found at the bottom of the sea!!!