With this, the musician could reach a seven semitone range of notes set to a microtone. The sitar in jazz music The fusion of Western jazz and Indian classical music stems back from the 1950 s to the 1960 s. This was when expert musicians of the Indian classics like Rabi Shankar collaborated with jazz musicians like Bud Shank and Tony Scott. The trombone in the 20th century In the fist half of the 20th century, the trombone remained popular and widely used in the orchestra through works of various prominent artists like Leonard Bernstein, William Walton, and Richard Strauss. Trombone gained a higher level of significance in chamber and solo music when new composers gave it outstanding parts in their works in the second half of the century. Traditional harmonicas were made of wood while modern versions of the instrument are made of plastic or metal. The reed plate is the collective name for reeds in one panel. Reeds could be made of steel, brass, plastic, or aluminum. Windsavers are valves used in instances wherein two reeds are in the same cell and there is frequent unnecessary air passage through the non-playing reed. By 1850, it has fallen out of its popularity and out of use. Fortunately, the clavichord was revived by Arnold Dolmetsch in the 1890 s. Before 1730, clavichords were created small with four octaves and a length of approximately four feet but nowadays, these are made with a length of up to seven feet. The piccolo was also invented in D-flat which was used in many famous solos but is not heard of in the modern times. Later on, it was revised by Mollenhauer and this gave the piccolo a popular instrument throughout the 20th century. It is now played as an integral element of the orchestra. Metal vs. wood piccolos Metal piccolos are commonly used in and are suitable for parades or in open spaced areas. In the 1940 s, Bud Tutmarc, son of Paul Tutmarc, marketed the bass guitar under the brand name Serenader and advertised it nationwide. Unfortunately, the Tutmarc s bass guitar did not become popular in the market. At the time of 1950 s, the first electric bass, called Fender Precision Bass, that was in mass production was created by Leo Fender.