was made from the horn of an ox. It was a late medieval horn that was blown from the wide end, not the narrow one. The gemshorn had seven finger holes (Remnant 115).
             One of the brass instruments was the serpent. This was the predecessor of the modern day tuba. It was shaped like a large "s." Oddly, it was considered a brass instrument even though it was made out of wood. Edme Guillaume invented the serpent in 1590 and it was originally used for reinforcement of low men's voices (Christine 1).
             Another brass instrument, the early trumpet, did not have slides, valves or finger holes.
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