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Author: Chris P
Date: 2018-03-18 14:06
Leblanc made metal contras in straight form to low Eb and in paperclip form to low D or C. They also made some metal basses (even a paperclip model), but mostly wooden ones to low Eb and low C.
Kohlert also made metal basses and G.R.Uebel made aluminium bodied basses to low Eb and D (both German and Boehm system).
Metal basses (and contras) are a far more practical thing than plastic ones as it means the key fit can be made to close tolerances whereas plastic basses do need the extra lateral slop between keys and pillars so they'll still function in cold climates - metal basses won't have that problem as metal is very stable with temperature changes compared to plastic.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Bubalooy |
2018-03-18 12:01 |
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Klose |
2018-03-18 12:16 |
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Chris P |
2018-03-18 14:06 |
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clarnibass |
2018-03-18 20:51 |
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Wes |
2018-03-18 23:56 |
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David Spiegelthal |
2018-03-19 14:32 |
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derf5585 |
2018-03-20 00:23 |
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Chris P |
2018-03-20 16:17 |
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Bubalooy |
2018-03-26 02:19 |
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