Author: Eoin McAuley
Date: 2000-06-28 23:12
As far as I know, the Contrabass is played exactly the same as any other clarinet. The fingers operate keys instead of covering holes, so that the fingers can be in one place and the holes in another. In this way, the hand positions and fingering are the same as a normal clarinet. The tube of the contrabass is bent around and around, so that the whole instrument is manageable, even if the tube is 6 feet long.
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