It is described as stately and majestical by an instruction book entitle The Sprightly Companion. The timbre comes from the conical bore which is in contrast to the cylindrical bore of clarinets and flutes. This makes the oboe audible among other instruments in ensembles. This stately instrument has a pitch that is in concert C but orchestras usually use a concert A pitch. Flamenco playing is best with nylon string guitars made with Spanish cypress which are thinner than the classical guitar. Acoustic guitar care The best way to keep the acoustic guitar from accumulating dirt is using a case for storage protection but you could also use a cover. Choose a guitar cover that is easy to take off and put on and has a fabric material. The wood composition makes maintenance more difficult and playing in the outdoors is a risk, specifically in hot weather. Its use is normally restricted to infrequent solos or as background music following other woodwinds because of its tendency to pierce through other orchestral sounds. Playing the piccolo It is much easier to play the piccolo if you learn to play the flute first given that both share the same qualities. It is the foundation for various other wind instruments and is groundwork for learning mouth control for playing instruments other than the bugle. Unfortunately, it can only play notes in the harmonic series. Modern bugles are made of copper or brass and are nearly exclusive to the military. These are pitched in B flat just like the trumpet. It also has the same construction and appearance as an electric guitar but it has a longer neck, a larger body, and a longer scale length. The bass guitar could be fretless or fretted but fretted basses are more commonly used. It could either be acoustic bass or electric bass. History The first electric string bass that is also similar to the modern bass was invented by Paul Tutmarc of Washington around 1930. A few claim that it is the same as the superoctave but some object. The origins of the name of the octavin are not certain though there are some presumptions. As stated by Grove, octavin is listed as a synonym of ottavina by Venetian builders which date back from 1790. What does it look like? The odd shape of the octavin singles it out from the others.