The knobs on the tuba and Trumpet are called valves. The knobs on a french horn are often called valves or rotors. You use valve oil on the tuba and trumpet, while you use rotor oil for the french horn.
Valves. They're used to change the pitch.
The knobs on the tuba and trumpet are called valves. The knobs on a french horn are often called valves or rotors. You use valve oil on the tuba and trumpet, while you use rotor oil for the french horn.
trumpet, trombone, baritone, tuba, and french horn
Trumpet,French Horn ,Trumbone andTuba
No it is not the same as a French or English horn.
Kinda. A mellophone is a trumpet pitched like a french horn. It has mostly trumpet fingerings.
Trumpet
Horn
A horn.
No. A marching french horn, also called a mellophone, has a shape more like a trumpet with a large bell facing forward. A "regular" french horn has the bell facing backwards. You use your left hand to play the french horn and your right hand to play the mellophone. Fingering also changes to that identical to a trumpet, or a B-flat Horn (the E's and D's are fingered differently). Some mellophones are made to be used with a trumpet (cornet) mouthpiece, but there are adapters you can use to use your horn mouthpiece. Other mellophone are made to be used only with a horn mouthpiece.
Trumpet or a french horn.