Ophicleide             

          The Ophicleide  Could Be A Family Of Conical-Bore Keyed Bugles. It's An Identical Form To The Sudrophone.

          Ophicleide, Brass Wind Instrument With A Cupulate Mouthpiece And Cushiony Keys, The Bass Version Of The Recent keyed Bugle. The Name (From Greek Ophis And Kleid, “Serpent” And “Key”) Alludes To Its Improvement On The Concert Band “Upright Serpents” (Now-Obsolete Formed Bass Instruments Measured By Vibration Of The Lips Against A Cup Mouthpiece) By Providing Eleven Brass Keys To Exchange Open Finger Holes.

          The Ophicleide Was Unremarkably In-Built C Or B♭ With Identical Compass (Three Octaves) Because The Tuba And With The Same Tone. It Had Been Fancied In 1817 By The Parisian Jean Asté, Referred To As Halary, And Was Extensively employed In French And British Bands And Orchestras Till Replaced By The Bass Horn Close To The Top Of The nineteenth Century.