Contrabass Digest

2000-10-09

Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 12:05:12 +0000
From: Terje Lerstad
Subject: Re: [CB] [Contra Digest]
 

Lawrence de Martin wrote:
> Terje Lerstad wrote:
> > I will play a concert in november in Oslo with two clarinets ..., both instruments descending to 128 foot G!
> I am assuming you mean "G in the octave above 128' C".  My calculations indicate a straight bore clarinet would have to be 7 meters long to sound this fundamental of 12.25Hz.  Are these made from wood?  What is the bore size?  Have you recorded them?
>
> Larry de Martin

The first instrument I call "Octocontracombinaltobasso", which is a Leblanc contrabass
extended by a Leblanc contraalto (instead of the bell of the contrabass you put a
contraalto). The bore is of course 29 mm, which is a bit too small (and much smaller
than the real octocontras), and I have to prearate it a bit since it's essentially a four-hand
instrument.  As far as I can tell from listening, trying out overblowing etc., the lowest
tone is G in the octave above 128' C.  I don't know why, because it should be something
around 64' C.
The second instrument I tried to build, but so far have given up for this concert,  is a
wooden sort of suboctocontrabass chalumeau  in G with just 7 holes and 3 keys in the
same style as the renaissance rankets.  But it should be possible to make.
I'll try to make this instrument when I have the time.  It will be with a square (!) bore
of 28x28 mm and a contrabass mouthpiece.
Sorry for all these crazy experiments.

Terje Lerstad

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Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 15:08:32 -0700
From: Grant Green
Subject: Re: [CB] crazy experiments

>The second instrument I tried to build, but so far have given up for
>this concert,  is a wooden sort of suboctocontrabass chalumeau  in G
>with just 7 holes and 3 keys in the same style as the renaissance
>rankets.  But it should be possible to make.  I'll try to make this
>instrument when I have the time.  It will be with a square (!) bore
>of 28x28 mm and a contrabass mouthpiece.
>Sorry for all these crazy experiments.
>
>Terje Lerstad

No need to apologize!  I still have the raw materials for a
sub-contrabass flute lying around, waiting for the time when I can
start construction.  Glad to hear someone else pushing the envelope
:-)

Grant
 
 

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