Klarinet Archive - Posting 000002.txt from 1997/11

From: Geoff Chadwick <geoff.chadwick@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: New keys and sub-contra-bass
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 07:39:05 -0500

The message <34035795.76BC@-----.net>
from H kan Lundberg <hakan@-----.net> contains these words:

> I also have a wild idea about starting to make=20
> octo-contra-bass-clarinets (it's on the drawingboard) of wood - S shaped=20
> design. I am at least going to make one for myself (but it will ofcourse=20
> take a couple of years to finish. I guess I could start and make more if=20
> there would be an interest. I would guess an instrument in Rosewood,=20
> Imbuya, Cherry, or Maple and silver would be about $35000-$40000 and up=20
> and take 3-5 year to make (If I don't get a lot of response of people=20
> who would like to have sub-contras - then I could for sure do it full=20
> time). I have to say that this instrument will only have a range to low=20
> E or Eb - lower notes will not be possibly to hear Eb being 19.445Hz and=20
> E 20.602Hz (if tuned A 440Hz). There is in fact music written for this=20
> instrument, and deep organ music could be played with a more "alive"=20
> tone.

Fascinating project. I would love to hear the finished article.
Buying one, hoever, would have to wait until I won the lottery, as I
have yet to buy a contra-bass!

Chad