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The flumpet is a hybrid brass horn instrument that shares the construction and timbre qualities of a trumpet and flugelhorn. Commonly found in jazz music, the flumpet was invented by Art Farmer and is currently in production by David Monette.

Design
The flumpet borrows the three piston valve design of both the trumpet and flugelhorn, but shares the same length of a trumpet. The curves on the end of the flumpet have a resemblance to shepherd's crooks. The mouthpiece is deeply conical which tapers slightly, as opposed to the trumpet or flugelhorn mouthpiece which has an extreme taper to create a bowl shape. The sound of the flumpet is described as thicker and richer than a flugelhorn and more mellow than a trumpet.

Pop Culture
The Flumps, a BBC children's show that aired in 1977, starred a character, Grandpa Flump, who played the flumpet.

Noticeable flumpet players include:
 * Cindy Bradley
 * Art Farmer