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A crook is a removable segment of tubing in a brass instrument
Brass instrument

A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator. They are also called labrosones, literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments" ....
 (such as a natural horn
Natural horn

The natural horn is a musical instrument that is the ancestor of the modern-day Horn , and is differentiated by its lack of valves. It consists of a mouthpiece, some long coiled tubing, and a large flared bell....
) which is used to change the key
Key (music)

In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a certain key, such as in the key of C or in the key of F-sharp....
 the instrument plays in.






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A crook is a removable segment of tubing in a brass instrument
Brass instrument

A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator. They are also called labrosones, literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments" ....
 (such as a natural horn
Natural horn

The natural horn is a musical instrument that is the ancestor of the modern-day Horn , and is differentiated by its lack of valves. It consists of a mouthpiece, some long coiled tubing, and a large flared bell....
) which is used to change the key
Key (music)

In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a certain key, such as in the key of C or in the key of F-sharp....
 the instrument plays in.