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Bukkehorn (ram or goat horn)

The bukkehorn is an instrument type which is found over large parts of the world.
It was traditionally used on high mountain summer dairy farms by herders at least since medieval times.

There are two main types of bukkehorn. The more common type has a plain hole for a mouthpiece and is blown as a brass instrument, with from two to three up to eight finger holes. The other type is called tungehorn (tongue horn), and is played like a clarinet; it has a reed made of birch bark or juniper in the mouthpiece.
 


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