The lowest of the low, saxophonally

Behold the subcontrabass saxophone, a musical instrument most people have never heard, or seen, or touched, let alone played. A saxophone instruction book, published by Wiley, says of it:


Subcontrabass saxophone: This is the lowest of the low and has never been produced in large quantities. That’s probably fortunate, because you’d need a trailer to transport it and the lungs of a horse to play it. Nonetheless, the subcontrabass saxophone is still sometimes used in concert.


This video (HT Cliff Pickover) shows a subcontrabass saxophone in what might be called “action”:






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Published on October 13, 2012 21:02
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