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Slides (aerophone components)

Scope note

In brass instruments, U-shaped segments of cylindrical tubing fitted over two straight segments of tubing in such a way as to be able to slide easily in and out, thus changing the instrument's effective total length, and with it, its fundamental pitch during play. NHDM

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000212305

Broader Terms used

<aerophone components>

Equivalent Terms used

slide (aerophone component)

Created

13yrs ago

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