Trumpet marine

Trumpet marine (Fr.: trompette marine; Ger.: Trumscheit; It.: tromba marina), bowed chordophone with a slender, 3-sided body made of thin boards, tapering to the top, usually provided with a single string. Characteristic of the instr. was its bridge, also its playing technique. The bridge had one short foot and one long; the long (right) foot acted as combination bridge and soundpost by passing through a hole in the belly and resting on the bottom. The short foot was free, suspended a…