Talk:Trumpet marine

Its use in German convents
The only supporting evidence handy at the moment is:


 * The wind instruments must have their human bellows, but these being weak, the marine trumpet became a substitute for the horn, and every German cloister was furnished with, and employed, a nonnen-trompett or nonnen geige. Until almost the end of the eighteenth century, this quaint custom continued, after which the nuns apparently grew bolder and fearlessly attacked double-basses and violoncellos and whole orchestras of instruments.

Olga RACSTER, _Chats on Big and Little Fiddles_ Frederick A. Stokes, NY 1922

I have no way to assess its reliability, but no particular reason to doubt it. Just plain Bill 13:28, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Merge from Tromba Marina
Definitely merge, it's the same name in a different language. —Keenan Pepper 00:05, 21 April 2006 (UTC)