From Wikipedia
The contrabass sarrusophone is the largest and lowest-sounding member of the sarrusophone family, 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 inventor, the Parisian instrument maker Pierre-Louis Gautrot, his successor Couesnon & Co., and Evette & Schaeffer. It was also made in Italy by Milan manufacturers Romeo Orsi and Rampone & Cazzani, and in the United States by C. G. Conn, who built instruments in E♭ for US military bands. Romeo Orsi and the German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim make individual contrabass sarrusophones on request.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q5165634 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Contrabass sarrusophone – CC BY-SA 4.0
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