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This is a short video I put together that explains and demonstrates two unusual homemade instruments that my uncle, Lindahl King, made for me out of wood. My uncle got the idea to make these instruments from the website of squarepent inventor Paul Schmidt... http://www.serpentwebsite.com/SQPT_concept.htm They are based on the design of the ancient serpent, a predecessor of the tuba. Although they are made of wood and have finger holes like a woodwind instrument, they are played with a tuba mouthpiece and have to be buzzed like all the instruments in the brass family. The finger holes don't allow for much pitch manipulation, as most of the sound is controlled in the lips of the performer. They work well for a brass player who wants to play at the beach and doesn't want their metallic instrument ruined by sand. The tunes that I every so poorly attempt to play in the video are Also Sprach Zarathustra, op. 30, a symphonic poem by Richard Strauss, The Empire March from Star Wars written by John Williams, and the theme from the gameshow Jeopardy. I hope you enjoy the video. Thank you.