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A capped reed instrument uses a double reed that is housed in a chamber that the player blows into. The lips do not touch the reed. Here is a good article explaining capped reeds:
https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2015/05/the-21st-centurys-great-renaissance-inventor.html
The preeminent capped reed instrument of the Renaissance.
Crumhorn (Renaissance) – Early Music Instrument Database (case.edu)
Meet the krummhorn! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTNg_qVManA
krummhorn and other buzzies in a Renaissance band Message 15s (youtube.com)
A kelhorn is a modern instrument invented by George Kelischek to make it easier to play the larger instruments.
Susato Kelhorns | Kelischek Workshop
Great article! https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2015/05/the-21st-centurys-great-renaissance-inventor.html
By Peter Hamlin
a classic
By King Henry VIII
By That Kelhorn Guy!
By Tielman Susato
another classic
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