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student commercial trombone, phosphor bronze selmer mark vi canonical 1954 1974 jazz paris continuous-airflow legato saxophone, ebonite hard rubber klezmer tradition clarinet, walnut warmer than maple light steel clawhammer canon low minstrel bridge banjo 5 string, venice catlin high twist renaissance bass European maple sycamore maple double bass, cold pressed wurzen felt oversize maple tension resonator European spruce grand piano, vintage ambassador asymmetric brushes-and-sticks drum kit. blanket damped 1925-1945 commercial-major electrical era office.", "recipe_chars": 997, "score": 571.409, "config": { "traditions": [ "british_dance_band", "ragtime", "traditional_pop_music" ], "instruments": [ { "id": "trumpet", "slots": { "wind_articulation": "wind_classical_legato", "brass_size": "flugelhorn", "trumpet_mouthpiece": "yamaha_bobby_shew_jazz_mp", "brass_mute": "harmon_in", "trumpet_technique": "trumpet_classical_legato", "trumpet_bell_metal": "trumpet_yellow_brass", 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