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On April 19, 1939, the BBC broadcast bandsman James Tappern playing one silver and one bronze trumpet discovered in tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. It was the first time the trumpets were played in 3,000 years .

On April 19, 1939, the BBC broadcast bandsman James Tappern playing one silver and one bronze trumpet discovered in tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. It was the first time the trumpets were played in 3,000 years .

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