Normaphon

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The normaphon (Category 1): a brass instrument that thinks it's a saxophone. Also spelled "normophon" or "normaphone" or "normophone". The jazzophon (and other similar variant spellings) is similar but with a double bell (one muted), making it one of the more bizarre wind instruments out there. This term has also been used for many other instruments, including a kazoo with bell and Selmer's version of a curved soprano clarinet.

Pictures of normaphons and jazzophons

National Music Museum:
Normaphon by Heber Workshop -- picture and information.
Tony Bingham:
Jazzophon -- pictures and information.
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