Baritone sarrusophone

Baritone sarrusophone

The E-flat baritone sarrusophone, sometimes jokingly known as the "combat bassoon", has the same range and key as the baritone saxophone, and is about the same size as a bassoon. Its body is wrapped around only once, whereas the contrabass sarrusophone wraps around twice.

ee also

*Sarrusophone


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