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album, which demonstrates the instrument's flexibility. Alexander referred to the instrument as a "double trombone" and wrote a method for it, published by
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862:Chameleon: 8. Superbone Meets The Bad Man
472:. WorthPoint Corporation. Archived from
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1582:Continuous pitch instruments
745:. Toronto: Scarecrow Press.
654:"Trombone Model 'Superbone'"
536:. G. Leblanc. Archived from
495:"Really Doubling in Brass".
325:Trombone § Construction
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556:G. Leblanc Corporation
1510:Classical trombonists
1107:Double bell euphonium
784:Yeo, Douglas (2021).
552:US patent 3937116
873:– via YouTube.
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632:The Double Trombone
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998:German horn
993:French horn
470:Worthopedia
292:Secret Love
248:Brad Gowans
185:(1974–2004)
1571:Categories
1454:Brass band
1403:Pedal tone
1393:Mouthpiece
1388:Embouchure
1340:Sousaphone
1335:Trombonium
1320:Mellophone
1255:Indigenous
1246:Jazzophone
1236:Saxotromba
1226:Sudrophone
1216:Ophicleide
1137:Cornettino
1120:Antiquated
1071:Flugelhorn
1022:Contrabass
930:Contrabass
853:Superbones
832:Q111040546
816:1249799159
808:2021020757
777:Q111039945
615:20 October
574:Guion 2010
440:References
253:The term "
173:(c. 1860s)
1577:Trombones
1447:Ensembles
1428:Water key
1413:Valve oil
1169:Post horn
1102:Euphonium
1081:Kuhlohorn
1042:Superbone
824:34132790M
769:24019524M
761:725775517
415:ornaments
397:Technique
298:in 1980.
290:" on his
279:Chameleon
274:Don Ellis
255:superbone
250:in 1946.
202:superbone
143:Don Ellis
131:Musicians
88:Developed
81:aerophone
63:Aerophone
31:Superbone
20:Superbone
1423:Leadpipe
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1047:Cimbasso
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1488:Players
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1127:Clarion
1076:Fiscorn
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