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OCR: FACTS BOX NAME: HAND HORN FAMILY: Brass BRASS PITCH RANGE: Up to four octaves. MATERIAL: Brass SIZE: About 24 in (60 cm) from mouthpiece to bell. ORIGINS: Around 1750 the Bohemian virtuoso Anton Hampel discovered that putting his hand in the bell allowed him to play extra notes in the middle range Before this development, players could only play at the top of the range where natural notes are close together. CLASSIFICATION: Aerophone: an instrument that produces its sound by the vibration of a column of DID YOU KNOW? Before the hand horn wa invented the horn was played with the bell up in the air Bohemiar player instr rumen vibr ation