History of wind instruments

Wind instruments have been used since pre-history. It was discovered that you could use a tube to send such a signal. In the time of the Middle Ages, the trumpetused as a signal instrument. The first metal trumpets appeared in 1400 BC. In 1815 the valve was invented and brass instruments became a melody instrument. Adolphe Sax is the inventor of the saxophone. He is the most famous instrument builder. Because of his vision a lot has changed within the wind instrument family.

Start playing, what do I pay attention to?

Suppose you have chosen the saxophone. What should you pay attention to? A saxophone is a wooden wind instrument. Even if the material is made of copper, this does not have to do with which main group it belongs. It has to do with the traditional line-up in the symphony orchestra. The differences are in the mechanics and certainly the material. This quickly determines the sound of the instrument. The mouthpiece also has an effect. So it is important to start with a standard mouthpiece and also with a thin reed. If you want to start with the trumpet, it is made of brass. The valve housing in particular has an influence. Does the trumpet have monel valves or steel valves. The better and often more expensive trumpet has monel valves.

Is an expensive wind instrument a better choice?

Buying a wind instrument also has to do with what you want. If you are just starting out, you can always buy an affordable wind instrument. You may first want to see if a wind instrument suits you. If you are already sure, you can always skip the study line and look directly at a mediate or intermediate model. If you first buy an affordable instrument, you will sooner want a better alternative if you skip the entry-level models immediately.

What do the most common terms mean?

Wooden wind instrument. This is understood to mean the fluteoboe clarinet, saxophone, bassoon and recorderbelow. It is not about the material of which the instrument is made, but about the way in which the tone is formed.

Brass wind instrument. This includes the trumpets, cornets, trombones, horns, buglesand tubas.

Valves. By pressing a valve, the tube is lengthened, making the tube longer and therefore lower in tone. Several combinations are possible here.

Nozzle. Here the tone is formed by vibrating your lips and reeds.

Brass. The material from which metal wind instruments are made.

Headstock. The headstock is the headstock of the guitar. Here are the tuners.

Neck. This is the part after the mouthpiece, for example with the saxophone.

Cup. This is the last part of any wind instrument where the sound comes out.

Body. The middle part of the instrument.

Valves. By means of valves with polsters, the toongates are closed at the woodwind instruments to form a different tone.

Harmony. A type of wind orchestra that contains both wood and brass instruments.

Fanfare. A type of wind orchestra with only saxophones, brass and percussion

Copper blower. A musician playing a brass instrument.

Woodwind. A musician playing a woodwind instrument.

Wind instrument shop

In the store music all in you will find a large collection of wind instruments. We have them in all price ranges. Affordable models for beginners, but also a wide range of mid-range wind instruments. Also for professional blazers we have a top line of models from Yamaha, Azumi, Jupiter, XO and Buffet Crampon. So you've been to the right place with us when you want to buy a wind instrument. You are welcome to try all the models yourself at Music All In. We're also happy to help you figure it out when you're not playing yet. We have the different models in stock in Noordwijk. If your model wasn't in stock? Call us and we'll take care of it quickly.