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Q: What are valves on instruments for?
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Why do brass instruments have valves?

The valves are used to change notes.


Is trombone the only brass instruments that doesn't have valves?

Yes, but there are trombones that do have valves. Bugles- no valves


Did all brass instruments have three valves long ago?

Valves for brass instruments weren't developed until around the year 1800.


What instruments don't have valves?

Brass instruments such as the trumpet, cornet, French horn and tuba.


What are the keys on brass instruments called?

They are called valves.


Does a saxophone have strings?

No, a saxophone has keys like other woodwind instruments. Brass instruments have valves.


What was made in1815 that allowed Brass instruments in orschesta?

Valves!


How much valves does every brass instrument have?

Not all brass instruments have valves. For example, the trombone has a slide. The trumpet, euphonium, and french horn have three valves.


Which brass instrument is built with rotary valves?

I'm no brass instrument, but rotary valves are used for several instruments. French horns all seem to have them. They're pretty common on tubas as well. There are even some rotary valve trumpets out there. I don't know, though, anything about the advantages and/or disadvantages of rotary valves as opposed to the piston valves that seem to be more common for most brass instruments.


What do trombones have that other brass instruments don't?

Trombones are played by moving a slide, while other brass instruments use valves to change notes.


What instrument is the opposite of the Trombone?

All the other brass instruments because they have valves.


What moves air into parts of instruments and changes the length of column of the air?

valves