Even though the saxophone is classified as a woodwind instrument and the harmonica is a free reed aerophone, both are also often made from brass.

* Vincent Bach Corporation, a brass instrument manufacturer

There are several factors involved in producing different pitches on a brass instrument: One is alteration of the player's lip tension ( or " embouchure "), and another is air flow.

The view of most scholars ( see organology ) is that the term " brass instrument " should be defined by the way the sound is made, as above, and not by whether the instrument is actually made of brass.

* Valved brass instruments use a set of valves ( typically three or four but as many as seven or more in some cases ) operated by the player's fingers that introduce additional tubing, or crooks, into the instrument, changing its overall length.

The trumpet was a natural brass instrument prior to about 1795, and the horn before about 1820.

* Keyed or Fingered brass instruments used holes along the body of the instrument, which were covered by fingers or by finger-operated pads ( keys ) in a similar way to a woodwind instrument.

Valves are used to change the length of tubing of a brass instrument allowing the player to reach the notes of various harmonic series.

This table is correct for the core 3-valve layout on almost any modern valved brass instrument.

The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality.

This slight difference in instrumentation derives from the British concert band's heritage in military bands, where the highest brass instrument is always the cornet.

The terms for the instrument among classical performers are contrabass ( which comes from the instrument's Italian name, contrabbasso ), string bass ( to distinguish it from a brass bass instrument in a concert band ), or simply bass.

While performing on a brass instrument, the sound is produced by the player buzzing his or her lips into a mouthpiece.

While the angle of the instrument may change as this motion follows the shape of the teeth and placement of the jaw, contrary to what many brass performers and teachers believe, the angle of the instrument does not actually constitute the motion Reinhardt advised as a pivot.

The euphonium is a conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument.

They are easily produced on the euphonium as compared to other brass instruments, and the extent of the range depends on the make of the instrument in exactly the same way as just described.

The flugelhorn (— also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn — from German, wing horn, ) is a brass instrument that resembles a trumpet but has a wider, conical bore.

Albertus is recorded as having made a mechanical automaton in the form of a brass head that would answer questions put to it.

Because it is softer than most other metals in general use, brass is often used in situations where it is important that sparks not be struck, as in fittings and tools around explosive gases.

The density of brass is approximately. 303 lb / cubic inch, 8. 4 to 8. 73 grams per cubic centimetre.

Because brass is not ferromagnetic, it can be separated from ferrous scrap by passing the scrap near a powerful magnet.

To enhance the machinability of brass, lead is often added in concentrations of around 2 %.

Silicon is an alternative to lead ; however, when silicon is used in a brass alloy, the scrap must never be mixed with leaded brass scrap because of contamination and safety problems.

This observation, and the fact that kill timeframes shorten as the percentage of copper in an alloy increases, is proof that copper is the ingredient in brass and other copper alloys that kills the microbes.

The mechanisms of antimicrobial action by copper and its alloys, including brass, is a subject of intense and ongoing investigation.

Research is being conducted at this time to determine whether brass, copper, and other copper alloys can help to reduce cross contamination in public facilities and reduce the incidence of nosocomial infections ( hospital acquired infections ) in healthcare facilities.

The problem is sometimes known as season cracking after it was first discovered in brass cartridge cases used for rifle ammunition during the 1920s in the Indian Army.

* Prince's metal or Prince Rupert's metal is a type of alpha brass containing 75 % copper and 25 % zinc.

* Alpha-beta brass ( Muntz metal ), also called duplex brass, is 35 – 45 % zinc and is suited for hot working.

* Arsenical brass contains an addition of arsenic and frequently aluminium and is used for boiler fireboxes.

* Cartridge brass is a 30 % zinc brass with good cold working properties.

The malleability and acoustic properties of brass have made it the metal of choice for musical instruments such as the trombone, tuba, trumpet, cornet, euphonium, tenor horn, and French horn which are collectively known as the brass within an orchestra.

Arnold Jacobs, a tubist and well-regarded brass teacher, believed that it was best for the student to focus on his or her use of the air and musical expression to allow the embouchure to develop naturally on its own.

However, In 1920s, Lyon & Healy sold its brass musical instrument manufacturing branch ( see " New Langwill Index ").

The typical symphony orchestra consists of four proportionate groups of similar musical instruments called the woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings.

An additional musical theme with an ensemble, led by a synthesized mid-range brass instrument, ends each episode.

It is set up in the manner of a Broadway-esque musical number, complete with string and brass ensembles, and is only topped by David Gilmour's guitar riff.

The trombone (, ) is a musical instrument in the brass family.

The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family.

The sousaphone is a valved brass instrument with the same tube length and musical range as other tubas.

* Horn ( instrument ), a brass musical instrument often called " French horn "

* Natural horn, a brass musical instrument

It embodies a design that survives in no modern instrument ; that is, the main tube has only the length of a typical woodwind, but the mouthpiece is of the brass type, relying on a combination of the player's lips and the alteration of the length of the sound column via the opening and closing of the finger holes to alter the pitch of the musical sound.

Washboards with brass ridges are still made, and some who use washboards as musical instruments prefer the sound of the somewhat more expensive brass boards.

The MKI, MKII, and MKV models contained two side-by-side keyboards: the right keyboard accessed 18 " lead / instrument " sounds such as strings, flutes, and brass ; the left keyboard played pre-recorded musical rhythm tracks in various styles.

A big band is a type of musical ensemble that originated in the United States and is associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately 12 to 25 musicians.

The composers, backed by a small brass section and a live drummer, performed a large number of their BBC-commissioned musical works including sections of incidental music from The Hitch Hikers ' Guide to the Galaxy and Doctor Who ( including a medley of Mark Ayres's work ) as well as some collaborative compositions written specifically for the Roundhouse concert.

Moreover, Valencia has a high reputation for musical innovation, and performing brass bands called bandes are common, with one appearing in almost every town.

A drum and bugle corps, also known as a drum corps, is a musical marching unit ( similar to a marching band ) consisting of brass instruments, percussion instruments, and color guard.

The exclusive use of bell-front brass instrumentation, excluding trombone, is a defining musical element of drum corps.

Hebden Bridge Junior Band has been providing musical tuition and an opportunity for young people aged 7 – 19 to play a brass instrument in a non-competitive band since 1972.

Also significant was the brass band tradition of the island, strengthened by opportunities for musical work and training in military contexts.

Louis XIV instituted the manufacture of musical instruments in Mantes, and it was chosen as the centre of brass and woodwind instrument manufacture.