Contrabass sarrusophone
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The contrabass sarrusophone is the deepest of the family of sarrusophones, built in three sizes pitched in E♭, C, or B♭. It was made in the 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily in France by its in
Contrabass sarrusophone in E♭
Contrabass saxophone
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The contrabass saxophone is the Third-lowest-pitched extant member of the saxophone family. It is pitched in E♭, one octave below the baritone saxophone, which requires twice the length of tubing and
Contrabass sarrusophone
…and the German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim make individual contrabass sarrusophones on request. The E♭ sarrusophone has the tone of a reedy contrabass saxophone, while the C sarrusophone sounds much like the contrabassoon. The B♭ contrabass sarrusophone is the lowest of the sarrusophones, and was the lowest-pitched…
Orsi contrabass saxophone (1999)
Harry Gold playing a contrabass saxophone; London, 1996