Sudrophone

The sudrophone is a brass instrument invented by the French instrument maker François Sudre (1844–1912). Its shape resembles that of an ophicleide. It was patented in 1892.^[1]

A sudrophone has a conical bore and three or four

helicon. Acoustically these resembled the saxhorns, but the shape was different as the main tube was doubled back on itself, giving a vertical appearance reminiscent of an ophicleide

. This design choice was made by Sudre to make the instrument stand out more amongst the primarily saxhorn-shaped brass instruments that were much more popular.

The unique feature of these instruments was the mirliton, a kazoo-like apparatus attached to the side of the bell with a membrane which vibrates sympathetically, creating a buzzing effect. The device membrane can be engaged or disengaged by the player, so it can also function as a normal saxhorn-like brass instrument.

References

^ Renard, Jean-Michel. "SUDROPHONE" Archived May 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Old Musical Instruments. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

External links

Demonstration of a sudrophone

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[1] Renard, Jean-Michel. "SUDROPHONE" Archived May 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Old Musical Instruments. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

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