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
Orsi contrabass saxophone (1999)
Harry Gold playing a contrabass saxophone; London, 1996
The saxophone is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pr
Contrabass saxophone
…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 bore width. This renders a very…
Tenor saxophone mouthpieces, ligatures, reed, and cap
Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone
In a rare early inclusion in an orchestral score, the saxophone was used in Gioachino Rossini's Robert Bruce (1846)
A US Seventh Fleet Band sailor with a tenor saxophone in Hong Kong