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Mandolin

... evolved from this. In the centuries that passed, mandolins were developed to have frets and strings doubled to courses and a smaller lute called mandora emerged in the 4th century. Then, a petite gut-strung mandola called mandolino which had six strings ... 

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Tuba

... pitch. Push the major tuning slide in to make the pitch higher. Removing the mouthpiece by force could destroy the braces of the tuba. Thus, do not try to dismantle the mouthpiece yourself if it gets jammed while playing. There is a special tool designed ... 

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Clavichord

... causes the tangent to also push up and down on the string. This makes the string tighter or looser. This instrument is very mellow and quiet. It was previously not used to accompany other instruments because it was barely audible. The clavichord is most ... 

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Oboe

... Other than the reed, humidity and temperature will also have effects on the pitch. The embouchure could be adjusted to cover for these aspects. Oboe family The oboe family under the woodwind family is considerably large. The most popular brother of the ... 

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Saxophone

... was that both tone holes can be controlled by the left thumb using one octave key. This is now common to all modern sax. A closer look Learning to play the sax requires to things: knowing how to control the reed and how to properly and smoothly finger ... 

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