The basset horn is a member of the clarinet family of musical instruments.
Modern basset horn (German and French System, Schwenk & Seggelke)
Angled barrel of a modern basset horn (German System)
Mozart Divertimento for 3 Basset Horns (Kay Lipton - "Art Informed By Music")
Museum of Musical Instruments, Berlin: 18th-century basset horns (with clarinets, a flute, and bassoons)
The alto clarinet is a woodwind instrument of the clarinet family. It is a transposing instrument pitched in the key of E♭, though instruments in F have been made. In size it lies between the soprano clarinet and the bass clarinet. It bears a greater resemblance to the bass clarinet in that it typically has a straight body, but a curved neck and bell made of metal. All-metal alto clarinets also exist. In appearance it strongly resembles the basset horn, but usually differs in three respects: it is pitched a whole step lower, it lacks an extended lower range, and it has a wider bore than many basset horns.
Alto clarinet BC to low Eb (Boehm system) and Dietz to low C (German system)