Reed contrabass

Reed contrabass by J. Albert, Brussels, late 19th century

The reed contrabass (Italian: contrabbasso ad ancia; French: contrebasse à anche) is a metal double reed woodwind instrument in the bass-contrabass register, pitched in C. Although the bassoon-like double reed and metal construction make it superficially similar to a contrabass sarrusophone, it is descended from the ophicleide which it resembles in appearance, as well as in the arrangement of the simpler key work and fingering.[1]

  1. ^ Joppig, Gunther (1986). "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass". Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society. XII: 68–106. Archived from the original on 18 April 2008.