Classification Aerophone Developed David Monette | Inventor(s) Art Farmer | |
The Flumpet is a hybrid brass horn instrument that shares the construction and timbre qualities of a Trumpet and Flugelhorn. Commonly found in Jazz Music, the Flumpet was invented by Art Farmer and is currently in production by David Monette. The Flumpet can be heard here
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Design
The Flumpet borrows the three piston valve design of both the Trumpet and Flugelhorn and shares the same instrument length of a trumpet. The curves on the end of the Flumpet have a resemblance to Shepherd's crooks. The Mouthpiece (brass) is deeply conical which tapers slightly, as opposed to the trumpet or flugelhorn mouthpiece which has an extreme taper to create a bowl shape. The sound of the Flumpet is described as thicker and richer than a flugelhorn and more mellow and rounded than that of a trumpet. During its creation, metal-worker David Monette wanted to produce an instrument that broke design barriers but ultimately maintained its usefulness.
Notable flumpet players
Pop Culture
Made popular by the works of Art Farmer and The Art Farmer Septet, the flumpet can be heard on his record "Silk Road."
The Flumps, a BBC children's show that aired in 1977, starred a character, Grandpa Flump, who played the Flumpet.