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Making music with copper.
Advanced Materials & Processes, December, 2003 by Geremia, Ken
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The oldest trumpets were likely made of animal horns and tusks, and were crafted in Egypt nearly 4000 years ago. The first copper trumpets in the West were created by the Greeks and Romans, and are about 2000 years old. However, bronze cymbals date back over three millennia to Assyria. The Chinese made copper-alloy trumpets and bronze chimes 2200 years ago.
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[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] The leading manufacturer of cymbals, Avedis Zildjian, traces its origin back to Istanbul in 1623. (Unlikely as it may seem, the company is now located in Norwood, Mass-achusetts). Its full-size cymbals are ...
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