Ahh yes, the “Shiddyphone” A well known classic

These instruments look like something from a Dr. Seuss story, and were named accordingly.

I love these names. It's like someone threw a bag of Scrabble letters in the air and wrote down what resulted. Flompletraphone. Borreltarbophone. Furgingratrophone.

The sudrophone sounds like a non-brass player being forced to play a trombone at gunpoint

Someone please start an extinct brass instrument noisecore band. I would love to play all of these with a piezobarrel installed in the mouthpiece!

0/10 not enough jokes about the name of the schediphone

2:25 Are you sure this isn’t what happens when a French horn and moms spaghetti have a kid

We had a set of Antoniophones at Illinois in the instrument museum. As a grad student, my summer job was keeping all these instruments in working order and, of course, I got to play them. The Bb baritone Antoniophone played astonishingly well in tune. It was very free blowing and responsive, much like a euphonium. The tone quality was brighter than a euphonium but darker than a baritone horn. We also had an entire set of rear facing, over-the-shoulder brass band instruments from the US Civil War era. The brass band played an entire concert on them in the Great Hall facing the wall with the conductor at the wall facing the audience and players. These instruments, as I remember, were stuffy and difficult to play in tune. The rotary valve strings often broke.

Oh my goodness, I'm a music nerd who spends way too much time looking up weird instruments, but I can honestly say that some of these are ones I've never seen before in my life. An instrument with a valving for every note? Unheard of. How 'bout one with piano-like valves? Never heard of it. You clearly have such a great passion, as well as interest, in brass instruments (and music as a whole), and it clearly shows through into your videos

I actually had heard of the Antoniophone- and I can *sort of* see where they got the inspiration. I see it bears a little resemblance to the serpent, just with piston valves and obviously a different timbre. However, as this would've been invented in the 1830's when instruments such as the Mellophone, Tenor Cor and modern Single Horn would've been invented, it makes sense that they would've gotten rid of it. I mean, it really does look weird and cumbersome. Also- 2:21 Just when you thought the Horn couldn't be more complicated.

The song 'while my shedophone gently weeps' never caught on.

The instrument with one movable mouthpiece with eight sets of tubes puts me in mind of the Octoventral Heebiephone of Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy fame. I always wondered what an octoventral instrument would look like. Now I know!!!

My father owned an instrument he called a Ballad Horn. It was French Horn shape but played right handed and pitched in C. It had a very solid wood case. Never did find out who made it!

How fun, thanks for this. As a former euphonium player in high school and college I love this. I keep saying I am going to buy an old euphonium and take up playing again. Especially this time of year I get nostalgic for when I would play in a brass quintet and we would play Christmas music at various places. We always went to the midnight mass at the catholic church. My mom was always so proud of that.

It's weird to think some people think a Euphonium are like these instruments. But Euphoniums are cool I play one.

Oh my God, when I first saw that French horn, I thought it was a joke

Jazzophone---a 20's saxophone shaped trumpet

I expect that we'll see the sequel of "Woodwind Instruments You've Never Heard Of" including "Tunable Piccolo," "Tunable Oboe," Tunable Alto Clarinet," "Pleasant-Sounding Piccolo," and "Tunable Saxophone."

I recently came across a cornet on Amazon you may be interested in. It has 4 valves, the fourth valve going to an echo bell.

Very well described, particularly for a blind viewer like myself. Would have liked to have heard the sound of all of them, however.

0:35 is what i call my phone when it freezes

Very interesting. When I visited the Vivaldi museum in Venice I saw a violin with a brass horn sticking out of the violin body.

2:03 I lost it lmao. So effortlessly well delivered

OK, I get it. The Sudrophone is basically a Kazoo married to a Horn. I can get the same exact effect by playing my Kazoo out of the side of my mouth while playing my Alto Horn. That, of course, leaves the opposite side of my mouth available. Any ideas?

Thanks Trent that was so interesting. We forget the passion these guys had to solve the problems to get the SOUND & make it "player friendly". We can love them for that. Today we have good instruments & all we have to do is PRACTICE. Well done those guys, & well done to you for sharing it with us.

The BIMBONIFONO was invented by Bimboni a brilliant Italian composer that wrote 4 methods for trombone. Some study are very precious. An original Bimbonifono is in Florence at the Conservatory Museum.

Brent...I look forward for every new presentation you do. EXCELLENT. WORK.

I can just say that the intro to your videos is musically satisfying and I could listen to for hours.

Your delivery and knowledge is amazing! Kuddos Mr. Hamilton!!

I've heard of the Sudrophone and seen pictures of the Cor Omnitonique and the Antoniophone. The other two were completely new to me. Thank you for showing them.

One of my favorite videos so far, Trent!

The schittyphone looks very well-made!

I miss Trent Hamilton very much, and I wish him well. I cling to the hope he may someday return to KZfaq. I loved his wonderful sarcasm.

awesome video as always and honestly I had never heard of any of these instruments before, nice

Nice mellophonium on your wall - and in chrome! Classy!

is it me or does the schediphone needs some wheels and a little Who on top with a cymbal ???

2:24 that's the most unholy instrument I've ever seen in my life.

2:03 primal french horn

The horn with multiple mouthpiece positions and all that duplicated tubing must be so heavy! Glad that they came up with more sensible ideas.

I had an opportunity to play a Double-Bell Antoniophone about 35 years ago. It was owned by the son of the original owner, a Canadian bandsman who moved to the USA in the early 1900s. I do not know what happened to the horn after that, I hope it is still in good hands.

I saw an illustration of a seven-bell "valve trombone". Then there is the Sarrusophone family, sort of double-reed analogs of the saxophones.

I was hoping you would play each one!! thanks for an entertaining video

You win; I've never heard of any of these! But it makes sense that there was some experimentation going on to make the trumpet more versatile before the valve system was worked out.

Very interesting! Thank you for posting this video!

Sweet video man! Loved it, keep it up!

I really wanna know how much that insane french horn weighs!

O M G.......the SHIDDYPHONE. I want one. Also, want the WALL OF HORNS behind you!

I went into this video assuming that surely I'd heard of at least one of these before. I had not. Very enlightening, thank you!

Thanks Trent! I'm on the hunt for a gazuntaphone. I have not seen one, and obviously nothing online seems to mention it, and I probably have the spelling wrong, but my old teacher told me about it before he got a job at the Sydney Con. I would be impressed if you knew of it, as no one else seems to have heard of it. I would love to share this with him and other peers from the time.

Great video, really enjoyed your presentation

Other odd brass instrument: helicon, BBB♭ (triple B flat) sub-contrabass tuba, upright-bell (rain catcher) Sousaphone, bass flugelhorn (own by Jim Self), the tubone (a valved contrabass trombone - also owned by Jim Self), thee Selfphone (Sousaphone in F - also owned by Jim Self) and the wooden tuba (owned by Roger Bobo)

I love those names! I have an old trombone with a F valve that's a piston valve. The horn is mostly unplayable because of a bent slide (tried to get it fixed) and the horn is old enough that it doesn't have a screw mechanism to hold the instrument from folding in on itself while you play it but otherwise it's a neat horn

This guy is so dedicated! I love it

I'm envious of that nickel silver Conn mellophonium behind your head to the right. I played a brass one in high school marching band and hadn't seen a nickel silver one.

You are absolutely correct sir, nary a sound nor sight have I ever heard. Thank you for the enlightening.

Great information and video production congratulations

For context, in school I actively played baritone/euphonium (I mostly played an American Baritone) and valve trombone. Like many low brass players, I began on truumpet. That said, I could play any brass instrument I picked up (and many woodwinds too), and I've always been fascinated by unique and odd instruments. The sudraphone! When you said "It sounds like pants" I began to laugh. Then the example began...🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂!!! I had to pause the video because I was laughing so hard. Then you described it as "deeply unpleasant". 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 You're not wrong. My stomach hurts from laughing, BTW! Best laugh I've had in a LONG time. Thank you! And thank you for such wonderful channel! ❤

There was a bell-less sarrusaphone for sale on eBay about 10-15 years ago. A brass-body double-reed instrument, it looked like a brass bassoon.

This was really interesting to watch, the Cchediphone reminds me of a French horn

Very nice video trent, if you ever make a second part, i would add the Firebird. Maynard Ferguson's special trumpet-trombone hybrid.

It is a fascinating video that you have shown us however it would have been fun to hear what each of those instruments sounded like.

The best way to watch Trent’s videos is with the auto-generated subtitles on

"the Antoniophone" Me: ah a Fine instrument I'm sure also me: I can't share a name with this thing

You should call your 6 valve trumpet the Hamiltonium

Very informative not to mention amusing! Well done indeed!

All of these instruments honesty sound like a 4 year named them.

The lyrics of Meridith Willson's "76 Trombones" includes a mention of "double-belled euphoniums."

Interesting! Thanks for sharing this!

A kid in my school made a flugelnet A mix of flugel and a cornet. The bell was larger almost that of a french horn and the body of a marching baritone but with a lot less tubing

Man, I find it funny that you compare these instruments to something that you probably think people have heard of, and I can't speak for anyone else, but I for sure haven't heard of all of the comparison brass instruments haha Awesome video!

Great video, thank you!

Now I know what to ask for for Christmas.

would have been nice to hear a sample sound of those. Very interesting

This is a great vid.I'm a former music major and comeback brass and reed player.I'm only familiar with the ophicleide.Do one on the bombardon.

Thanks, this is fascinating. Were they ever used in bands or orchestras?

I would love to hear them. You also left out my favorite: the Muckenese Battle horn.

You should do a follow-up video to this with 5 more or x more weird unusual instruments!!

The ophicleide has been my obsession for a while. Looking for videos of that is how I found your channel. Now if I could get my hands on a non-Chineseium comprised one...

Thought he was about to do an ad for a sponsor at 4:30

Cool stuff! Thanks.

What a wonderfull selection of instruments you have on the wall behind you!! Do you play any of them?

Never heard of any of the above. Nice job man.

So the 6 valve trumpet has already been done. Even if it has, you now have inspiration for the revision and Perfection of the six valve trumpet.

Ever heard of the Herald’s Trumpet? It’s like a regular trumpet but with a horn end that is stretch further than it should be

Congratulations! You actually managed to find some instruments that I genuinely haven’t heard of! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Interesting, maestro, thank you.

My trumpet teacher had a double-bell euphonium that I played a few times. It had a nice, smooth tone unlike a true trumpet or trombone. Not nearly as bright and brassy.

2:59 "This instrument is just a modified version of a *S E X H O R N* "

The most magnificent instrument was at 2:25. It reminds me of a harmonica made by HR Giger.

I thought I had seen most brass, but no. 3 was actually new to me!

Interesting! Thanks, and God bless!!

If Trent sometime will have the money for buying some new stuff, we could see also reviews about the ophicleide, the cimbasso and maybe also about a normaphone!

I'd like to hear you play each one!

You were right. I never heard of any of these before

This was great!

2:43 “ooh ooh I know that! I’ve seen that in my sleep paralysis!”

The jazzophone is a super weird brass instrument.

I would love to hear all of them

4:15-4:20 This is identical to the first few notes of the oldest Danish song still known today: "I dreamt a dream tonight about silk and costly garment".

My proudest creation working brass was a double belled heralding trumpet which uses a valve to switch bells