Flumpet

Flumpet
Raja Flumpet, B♭
Brass instrument
Classification

Brass

Inventor(s)Art Farmer, David Monette
DevelopedDavid Monette
Playing range
Written range:
Related instruments
Trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet
Musicians
Art Farmer, Mark Isham, Charles Schlueter

The Flumpet is a hybrid brass instrument that shares the construction and timbral qualities of a trumpet and flugelhorn. The Flumpet was invented for Art Farmer by David Monette[1] and is currently in production by Monette.[2][3] The Flumpet is in the key of B♭.[4]

  1. ^ "Flumpet Creator Succumbs (Obituary)". Jet. 1999 – via EBSCOhost.
  2. ^ Koehler, Elisa (2014). Fanfares and Finesse: A Performer's Guide to Trumpet History and Literature. Indiana University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0253011794. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Flumpet II". Monette. Archived from the original on 2003-08-14.
  4. ^ "Monette Flumpet™". The Middle Horn. Retrieved 6 December 2017.