History This magnificent instrument was invented by Adolphe Sax from Belgium. Akin to his father, Charles Joseph Sax, he was an instrument maker. His first successful creation was the saxhorn which was made public some time after he transferred to France. Before focusing on the saxophone, Adolphe sax completed several developments to the bass clarinet. In the mouthpiece, there is a circular piece of leather attached to the bag that operates like a one way valve. The flap closes when the player stops blowing air flow and opens when blowing is ongoing. There is a thumb hole and seven finger holes on the chanter. Types of bagpipes The most well-known bagpipe, Great Highland Bagpipe, overshadows many other types of bagpipes. The casing is the overall wooden body that covers the instrument and the keyboard consists of the keys which plucks the strings when pressed. Differentiating the harpsichord from the piano Unlike the piano, the notes in the harpsichord should be played one by one which makes it an instrument subtler than the piano. Classic bass guitars Electric bass guitars has lasted for over 70 years and counting. It has grown to be an essential element in modern music. In the years that have passed, the bass guitar s design had many design changes. Here are a few classic bass guitars. The Hofner was played by Paul McCartney although not expensive or outstandingly made. The Hanoverian light infantry or J ger battalions utilized a half-circle copper horn with a flaring bore which was used by the leader called the Fl gelmeiste. The bugle was then called the halbmondblaster, literally half moon blower. The English light infantry also adopted this and they used the German flugelhorn which too the name of bugle horn. Castanets were played to evoke or give out a Spanish aura in many works such as in Carmen by Georges Bizet and Espa a by Emmanual Chabrier. They were also included in the opera of Richard Strauss entitled Salome specifically in the Dance of the Seven Veils. It was given a solo by a few musicians such as Helmut Timpelan, a German composer, and Jos de Udaeta, a castanet maestro.