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Subcontrabass saxophone
Eppelsheim full-size subcontrabass in B♭
Woodwind instrument
Classification Single-reed
Hornbostel–Sachs classification422.212-71
(Single-reed aerophone with keys)
InventorAdolphe Sax
DevelopedConceived 1846; first instrument 2010
Playing range
The subcontrabass saxophone in B♭ sounds three octaves and a major second lower than written. The first model, created by J'Élle Stainer, extended to a written low B♭ (sounding A♭). A subsequent model by Benedikt Eppelsheim reached a written low A (sounding G).
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Musicians
  • Attilio Berni
  • Jay Easton
  • Gilberto Lopes
  • Todd White
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