Serpent
OriginFrance
Year1590
FamilyWind
About the Serpent
A bass wind instrument shaped like a snake. Made of wood covered in leather. Finger holes like a recorder but played with a brass mouthpiece. Over 400 years of history. The ancestor of the tuba family. The bizarre shape allows the finger holes to be reachable.
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