page_title: Ophicleide
hierarchical_section_title: Ophicleide
caption_attribution_description: English: Ophicleide built by Leopold Uhlmann, Vienna, 1838-40.
context_page_description: The ophicleide is a keyed brass instrument similar to the tuba. It is a conical-bore keyed instrument belonging to the bugle family and has a similar shape to the sudrophone.
context_section_description: The ophicleide (/ˈɒfɪklaɪd/ OFF-i-klyde) is a keyed brass instrument similar to the tuba. It is a conical-bore keyed instrument belonging to the bugle family and has a similar shape to the sudrophone.
caption: Valved "ophicleide" built by Leopold Uhlmann, Vienna, 1838–40, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
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