This page will be a list of resources to help us learn about the history of instruments in the brass family as well as insight into how these instruments are made.
Check out this really cool instrument guide on the Yamaha website. It includes a LOT of cool information about all instruments: how they are made, their history, proper care, etc.
The videos below give behind-the-scenes tours of instrument factories to show how trumpets, trombones, and tubas are made.
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