Tsungi horn



The Tsungi Horn is a musical instrument used in the traditional music of the Four Nations. The curved and highly polished horn is cast from metal and is believed to have originated in the Fire Nation. The music from this instrument is sometimes heard during the series in the presence of certain characters, such as the pirates from "The Waterbending Scroll", the Blue Spirit, and, most often, Zuko.

Musicians

 * Iroh is a talented player of the tsungi horn. Iroh was seen playing the Tsungi horn in the Jasmine Dragon at the end of "Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang".
 * Aang has at least some training in the instrument, though he admits to not being very good.
 * It is actually a little known fact that Zuko is very gifted at playing the Tsungi horn, though it is unknown how much skill he posses specifically because he adamantly refused to play when Iroh asked him to on music night (this fact was revealed during the Avatar marathon during Thanksgiving).

Connection

 * The real life counterparts in terms of appearance to the Tsungi horn are the sousaphone and the French horn. The distinct sound, however, is produced by the Duduk, a double reeded instrument from Armenia.