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Wooden folk trumpet- trombita

Unknownfirst half of 20th c.

Museum of Folk Musical Instruments in Szydlowiec

Museum of Folk Musical Instruments in Szydlowiec
Szydlowiec, Poland

A kind of a trumpet with a narrow diameter. Made from a trunk of a young tree, usually wood of spruce, that is cut along in two halves, then each is hollowed, and finally both are put back together with the help of pitch or wrapped together with strips of bark. The longest may be up to 4 meters. Once used as a signaling device, today only in the folk revival.

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  • Title: Wooden folk trumpet- trombita
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: first half of 20th c.
  • Location Created: Unknown
  • Physical Dimensions: 1411 mm
  • Type: instrument
  • Medium: wood
Museum of Folk Musical Instruments in Szydlowiec

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