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was there ever any attempts to make a flute with valves?

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:23 am
by I.D.10-t
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Reading up on the history of natural horns some included holes at certain points to bring the pitch in tune. For awhile it seems keyed Bugles were a thing.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyed_bugle

On the other hand, reed instruments also seem to be primarily keyed with the rare outliers so I guess brass instraments are the outliers?