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Also Known As	etherophone • thereminvox • thereminovox

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Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)

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Gong. Closeup of a khong wong gong circle chime. Thai classical musical instrument, part of piphat ensemble. (percussion, music)

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Trumpet musical instrument.

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