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A man in 15th century costume playing the Sackbut
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Why Sackbut's Site?
The Sackbut was the forerunner of the modern trombone. You can see from the picture on the left that the old sackbut has the same shape as a modern trombone. The difference is that the tubing is narrower and the bell is smaller. Since I play the trombone, I decided to name my page in honour of it's ancient ancestor!
These pictures were taken from an excellent page on the sackbut. The page explains exactly how the instrument got it's strange name (and also the many different spellings of the name). Visit the site below, and you can even click on the picture of the man in costume and hear the sackbut being played!
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Below are some of the details from the sackbut in the picture on the left
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