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Photo of my new contrabass sax

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#1 · (Edited)
Eppelsheim contrabass with low A and a Selmer Mark VI low A baritone
 
#7 ·
Let's see, the low A would be a C1, which is 32.7 Hz., and I believe, the same note as a double bass with the low C extension.

That's one lowwwww note!
 
#12 ·
Hang on, I need to upscale my estimate, comparing a picture of a tenor sax with a contrabass I am estimating that a contrabass is 2.63 times larger than a tenor sax (without the neck), so the contrabass is just over 6ft tall (without the stand), so I think YamahaAltoPlayer`s estimate was more on the money, infact i`ll go a bit taller and say 6ft to 6ft1ins.

Anyway, nice horn, here is Anthony Braxton on one..

 
#15 ·
The contrabass sax is 177 cM which converts to about 6'2". Minus about four inches (apparent difference between him and the sax), and you get 5'10"
Ah ok, I had 189cm as my estimate (on my saxophone family picture in an orchestration book a tenor is about 5.5 cm tall without the neck, a contrabass about 14.5cm, my tenor is about 72cm tall, hence my answer)
 
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