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	Contrabass Trombone
		Ken Leginchin's Mirafone contrabass trombone, at left, pitched in BB-flat (the same as the typical tuba used in a band), contrasts with Glen Newton's alto trombone, pitched in E-flat, an octave plus a perfect fourth higher.
		The contrabass and alto trombones were the largest and smallest trombones used in the Minneapolis Trombone Choir's February 27, 2005, concert.
		The contrabass trombone is the largest and lowest-pitched member of the trombone family.
	www.rosevillebigband.org /personnel/MoreGN/ContrabassTrombone.htm (499 words)

	Contrabass saxophone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The contrabass saxophone is the second largest member of the saxophone family (the largest being the triple B-flat subcontrabass tubax, although the tubax is not technically a member of the saxophone family due to its narrower bore).
		It is extremely large (twice the length of tubing of the baritone saxophone, with a bore twice as wide, standing 6 feet four inches tall) and heavy (approximately 45 pounds), and is pitched in the key of double E-flat, one octave below the baritone.
		The contrabass saxophone has more frequently been used as a solo instrument by woodwind players in the genres of jazz and improvised music who are searching for an extreme or otherworldly tone.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Contrabass_saxophone (447 words)

	Encyclopedia of Organ Stops (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		According to Adlung, Contrabass is sometimes a synonym for Subbass.
		Contrabass 32', Hauptpedal; Basilica, Weingarten, Wuerttemberg, Germany; Gabler 1737-1750.
		Contrabass 32', Pedal; Dreifaltigkeitskirche, Liepaja/Libau (Lettland), Latvia; Grüneberg 1885.
	www.organstops.org /c/Contrabass.html (210 words)

	Bassists in the Doghouse(Contrabass Page)
		In the age of 'ancient music', some composers featured the contrabass, or exactly, the violone as solo instrument.
		And it is said that Haydn wrote the contrabass concerto, but that the score was lost.
		But there were some 'minor composers', or the virtuosi of contrabass who composed the concerto, sonata, etc. for themselves.
	www.geocities.com /Tokyo/1470/bassist.html (537 words)

	Contrabass Saxophone
		EEb contrabass sarussophones, which they sold in lieu of the contrabass sax, probably because they were more portable.
		ORSI (Milan, Italy), contrabass saxes are rumbling around the world in ever-increasing numbers.
		Adolphe Sax, the inventor, must have been known for his own contrabass mania, having improved the bass clarinet, invented saxophones down to the mighty contrabass (and apparently designed a few lower still), and the bass and contrabass saxhorns.
	www.contrabass.com /pages/cbsax.html (618 words)

	Capstone Records: Corrado Cononici, contrabass
		I guess Contrabass is the title of the album, and its also Canonici's instrument.
		As commanding is "Bleu et ombre" for contrabass and voice, by Suzanne Giraud.
		This idea creates a symbiotic sound, where the true singer is perhaps the contrabass, or the true contrabass is perhaps the voice: a non-instrument playing a non-composition.
	www.capstonerecords.org /CPS-8628.html (1756 words)

	About Us at the Contrabass Shoppe - Double Bass specialists
		In addition to being recognised as the 'Numero Uno' for professional quality double basses in the UK, "The Contrabass Shoppe" has gained an enviable global-reputation for the meticulous presentation of their instruments and the outstanding qualities of sound and tone that they induce from each and every double bass in what is a sizeable inventory.
		On offer in The Contrabass Shoppe is a truly mouth-watering international selection of fine Italian, English, French and German instruments with a price range starting at about £5000 and rising to investment quality instruments in the £60000 region.
		The text and image files that The Contrabass Shoppe have made available on this web site (www.contrabass.co.uk) are intended as an "electronic catalogue" or "brochure" to enhance public access to information about The Contrabass Shoppe, the services that they offer and their available stock of instruments and accessories.
	www.contrabass.co.uk /about.htm (1246 words)

	Contrabass Mania
		Please also feel free to join the Contrabass email list, currently available in regular or digest formats.
		musical instrument factory, where contrabass saxophones and sarrusophones are still manufactured.
		Warning signs that you might be a Contrabass Maniac too...
	www.contrabass.com (319 words)

	Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		At the end of the eighteenth century, a series of improvements to the serpent was attempted: as experience was gained in the construction of tightly closing keys, additional keys were built on;[4] and a modified bore based on that of the bassoon was also tried.
		The contrabass model in G would be comparable in pitch to a half contrabassoon or semi-contrabassoon and the bourdon to a contrabassoon.
		Although manufacturers of the manifold reed contrabass constructions that have been described by Eppelsheim[64] usually gave the name contrabassoon" to their creations, there were so few similarities to the positions of keys, the fingerings, and the bore relationships of the normal bassoon that bassoonists could not easily accept them.
	idrs.colorado.edu /Publications/Journal/JNL17/JNL17.Joppig.Sarrus.html (7911 words)

	Michael's Saxophone Page - Orsi Contrabass, Keilwerth Bass, Yamaha Baritone, Dave Guardala, And Other Saxophones
		L.A. Sax notified me on Tuesday, March 4th, 2003 that the contrabass saxophone had arrived and sent me photo’s via e-mail of it being unloaded from the truck and of it being uncrated.
		With the contrabass saxophone, I noted it requires sustained high volumes of air to provide the air pressure needed by the big reed to vibrate at such low-frequencies.
		Although I was still inexperienced with the contrabass saxophone, I did well enough that the orchestra conductor asked me to perform with it that evening.
	barrysacks3.com /cbassstory_old.htm (848 words)

	Ferguson Music at Hornguys.com - fine musical instruments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Like most other instrument families, trombones are made in all the voices of the choir, from soprano to contrabass.
		Contrabass trombones were originally in BBb with no valves, but since the invention of valves, F has been the preferred key.
		Positions would be slightly shorter than on the F contra, some keys would be simpler to play in, and more standard bass trombone parts could be used in order to save the expense ot some new tooling.
	www.hornguys.com /contrabasstbn.htm (761 words)

	Basstrombone.nl - Your portal to the world of trombone playing
		First of all, I think the contrabass trombone deserves his place in the trombone family, both in the symphony orchestra but also in the trombone ensemble repertoire.
		About the different contrabasses available, I like to say, there are some very good instruments on the market.
		Due to the comparatively higher tuning, the this instrument is easier to combine with the modern bass trombone in B flat.
	www.basstrombone.nl /default.asp?subj=contrabasstrombone (2588 words)

	Servodrive Contra Bass
		The ContraBass unit features extended low-frequency range of 16Hz to 125 Hz filling the increasing demand for an accurate extended-range, low frequency response subwoofer with high acoustic output and compact size.
		Having none of the restrictive attributes of traditional low frequency enclosures, the ContraBass loudspeaker offers greater cone excursions.
		Due to the fact that the thermal time constant on the motor armature is long, large short-term power levels can be safely tolerated.
	www.servodrive.com /contrabass.html (155 words)

	Contrabass Clarinets
		The contrabass clarinet is pitched in Bb, two octaves below the Bb soprano clarinet (one octave below the bass clarinet), with a range typically extended downward to low D or C (the lowest Bb on the piano).
		One can find contrabasses in the loop shape shown here (often referred to as "curved", "looped", or "paperclip" form), or in the "straight" shape, which looks like a larger bass clarinet with a long neck.
		The Eb contrabass (also known as the "contra-alto" or "contralto") is also available in loop or straight forms, in metal or wood, from Selmer (Paris) (rosewood), Selmer/Bundy (resonite), Buffet Crampon (wood), Leblanc (metal), and Vito (resonite).
	members.tripod.com /jetucker_2/music_instruments/woodwinds/clarinets/contrabassclarinet.html (561 words)

	Ultimate AV: Way Down Deep Part Two
		The Pachyderm 6 was founder Tom Danley's answer to a request from Cornell University for a sub-subwoofer small enough to fit in the back of a Pathfinder, for use in elephant research in Africa.
		ServoDrive recently updated the ContraBass to lower belt noise for home theater applications, and it was this "theater calibrated" version that I reviewed for this survey.
		The ContraBass was one of only two subs in the survey able to summon enough subsonic slam to make the T. rex's final clomp at the end of "Jurassic Lunch" (Figs.A1 and A4) sound and feel like the real, shuddering deal.
	www.ultimateavmag.com /features/704way/index3.html (1036 words)

	Contrabass Clarinet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		So I want to ask you guys which contrabass do you think is easier to play: the Eb or the lower Bb, and if someone could tell me some techniques about these instruments that may make playing a little more....
		Using contrabass clarinets is pretty un heard of, at least where I have lived.
		They are hard to play in tune, and unlike the piccolo flute, the fingerings are not overly similar to those of a clarinet in A or Bb.
	www.8notes.com /f/26_154926.asp (726 words)

	♫ Balalaika-contrabass player Leonid Bruk
		Balalaika-bass and contrabass balalaikas are the biggest in size, and the strongest and deepest in sound.
		The balalaika contrabass is the foundation of the orchestra and its' harmonious and rhythmic support.
		The balalaika contrabass plays the same role in the orchestra as the bass.
	www.barynya.com /bruk_leonid.htm (402 words)

	Roger Bobo - Brass Legend: Conn Contrabass Trombone in BBb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		We know that Conn built two contrabass trombones, one is in the Conn museum and the other is in the Bobo collection.
		The first, in the Conn Museum, is a single bore instrument meaning the same bore goes through both slides.
		Though he had never seen one, Roger had a fascination for contrabass trombone, and he asked Mr.
	www.rogerbobo.com /instruments/contrabass_trombone.shtml (410 words)

	A Survey of Solo Literature for Contrabass Tuba - David Zerkel
		This would be a great tune to have a student work up on both Bass and Contrabass horns and have them draw their own conclusions about the advantages of both options.
		The focus on Contrabass will be striving for clarity and tonal focus in the upper register.
		The main disadvantage in doing this piece on the Contrabass Tuba is that the color of the instrument is prohibitively dark for an effective performance.
	dzerkel.myweb.uga.edu /resources/lit_for_contrabass.html (5035 words)

	Sunfire’s ContraBass – Vibration-Free In-wall Subwoofer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The ContraBass is a massive in-wall subwoofer designed to shake only the air and not the wall in which it’s mounted.
		The ContraBass also features an Auto Room EQ system, a dedicated external control center for volume, phase and crossover and a Tracking Downconverter power amplifier that puts out 2700 watts of dedicated sub-bass power “just-intime”, generating little heat.
		The ContraBass measures 53 by 3.5 by 14 inches and includes a three-quarter inch MDF enclosure braced to withstand the pressure from the subwoofer.
	www.avrev.com /news/0905/09.contrabass.html (272 words)

	Urban Dictionary: Contrabass Clarinet
		A rather large member of the clarinet family, the Contrabass Clarinet is in the key of B-flat, and is one octave below the bass clarinet, which in turn is one octave lower than the regular B-flat clarinet.
		Curved Contrabasses are approximately two and a half feet long and doubles back on it self three, or sometimes four times.
		The contrabass clarinet is not often used, as it is a rather rare instrument, but when it is used, it usually doubles with the Contrabassoon, or the regular Bassoon.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=Contrabass+Clarinet (184 words)

	Vinny Golia \| A Gift for the Unusual: Music for Contrabass Saxophone
		A standard contrabass saxophone is a rather unwieldly beast, often difficult to tame.
		“Repetition” is a trio of tubax, trombone, and contrabass.
		At times, the tubax and arco contrabass are difficult to distinguish from each other, their tonalities melding together.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=18579 (447 words)

	Roger Bobo - Brass Legend: Contrabass Trumpet in F (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In the mean time Miles Anderson had dropped trombone for this music and exchanged if for the more fluent and "trumpet homogeneous" bass trumpet.
		Very quickly Roger saw what needed to be done; clearly the answer was a contrabass trumpet.
		The contrabass trumpet is now owned by Lausanne, Switzerland tubist, teacher and ex-Bobo student Serge Gros.
	www.rogerbobo.com /instruments/f_trumpet.shtml (279 words)

	Anthony Jackson Six String Contrabass Library \| Sample Libraries
		A New York City denizen with an international reputation, he and the producers of his upcoming Anthony Jackson Six String Contrabass Library (www.basssix.com) are pour- ing their blood, tears and sweat into a production that demonstrates the rapidly ad-vancing standards of sample libraries.
		A live and session veteran with more than 500 album credits, Jackson's contributions are expanded even further by his primary role in the invention of the contrabass guitar, the six-stringed low-end monster with a range that should inspire library users to entirely new heights — or depths.
		“The six strings of the contrabass are great because of their ability to lay down chords if you want to, but even more so because of their range.
	mixonline.com /mag/audio_new_york_metro_50/index.html (1188 words)

	Sunfire Introduces ContraBass, Revolutionary Vibration-Free In-Wall Subwoofer
		The ContraBass with Sunfire-patented anti-shake technology is a massive in-wall subwoofer featuring a revolutionary new design that shakes only the air, not the wall in which it’s mounted.
		The ContraBass measures an installer-friendly 53 inches high by 3.5 inches deep by 14 inches wide, and includes a massive three-quarter-inch MDF enclosure internally braced to withstand the enormous pressure the woofers generate.
		Each ContraBass Subwoofer also includes a grill that can be painted to completely blend into any wall surface in which it is installed.
	news.ecoustics.com /bbs/messages/10381/164038.html (736 words)

	Orff Contrabass
		And the most current discovery is the combination of a PunkinThunkin styrene-butadiene core yoked by an unbridled hand-made urethane O-ring which provides the clandestine center for the P35 Punkinhead contrabass mallet.
		Strictly for the low-end of the contrabass instruments, the powerful depth of sound is indescribable, and no other brand comes close!
		Designed exclusively for contrabass, the P31 generates a deep, soft legato sound.
	www.americandrum.com /catalog/orff/contrabass.html (250 words)

	Contrabass Compendium
		Contrabass Clarinet in GG Contrabasset Horn in FF Contralto Clarinet in EEb
		Contrabass Oboe in FF Contrabass Oboe in CC
		Contrabass Sarrusophone in CC Contrabass Sarrusophone in BBb
	www.contrabass.com /pages/compendium.html (148 words)

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		I love the contrabass saxophone and I feel that there are not enough pictures or recordings that contain this beast.
		I will try to always update my contrabass info collection to share.
		This is Paul Cohen's Contrabass that I saw at the Rascher Study Week at Yale University in 1992.
	hometown.aol.com /CGray32004/Contrabass.html (110 words)

	BTS » Resources » Articles » Friends and Relations: The Contrabass Trombone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		However, it's a matter of surprise to many brass players to discover that the contrabass trombone has been around in some shape or form for a very long time.
		Alexander, among other makers, produce a double-valve trombone in F/C/D, which gives you (approximately) a low B flat in first position with both valves down, and means that the low F sharp can be taken in a short seventh position.
		Suffice it to say that playing the contrabass trombone can range from the knackering to the terrifying, but if you are that privileged to sit, as I do, at the bottom end of a superb brass section, then it's worth every minute.
	www.trombone-society.org.uk /contra.htm (1381 words)

	Letters of recommendation sent to the Contrabass Shoppe - Double Bass specialists
		Just a small mail to thank you for the kind welcome we received at The Contrabass Shoppe and congrats for the astonishing, breathtaking and 'flabbergasting' collection of basses and bows…I will definitely return (my budget permitting me to buy a very decent French bow) and I will spread the word here in Belgium.
		If their was truly a Santa Claus worth his weight in fish and chips, I would find him, sit on his big over stuffed lap and beg him for either #2437, #2479, #2526, #2491, #2422, or even #2389.
		I understand this is a big "ask" but I have no real experience of these things and your assistance would be of a great help.
	www.contrabass.co.uk /letters.htm (5594 words)

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