Benedikt Eppelsheim Wind Instruments, Munich
Bb contrabass clarinet
Recordings  The Bb contrabass clarinet
Claudio Puntin & Rolf Marx
Songtitle: 'Aufgang 4' (Claudio Puntin)
Contrabass clarinet: Claudio Puntin
Guitar: Rolf Marx
Recording & mix: C.Puntin 17.6.2006
Udo Grimm & Salome Kammer
Songtitle: 'Die Wunde Heine' (Helmut Oehring)
Contrabass clarinet: Udo Grimm
Vocals: Salome Kammer
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Ensemble Modern
Songtitle: 'aprikosenbäume gibt es' (Rolf Riehm)
Contrabass clarinet: Nina Janßen
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Ensemble Modern
Songtitle: 'Funérailles' (Saed Haddad)
Contrabass clarinet: Nina Janßen
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Nina Janßen
Songtitle: 'iv7' (Mark Andre)
Contrabass clarinet: Nina Janßen
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Claudio Puntin & Rolf Marx
Songtitle: 'Polka Dots and Moonbeams' (Jimmy Van Heusen)
Contrabass clarinet: Claudio Puntin
Guitar: Rolf Marx
Recording & mix: C.Puntin 17.6.2006
Claudio Puntin & Rolf Marx
Songtitle: 'All the things you are' (Jerome Kern)
Contrabass clarinet: Claudio Puntin
Guitar: Rolf Marx
Recording & mix: C.Puntin 17.6.2006
  • range C 3 - E 6, sounding Bb0 - D 4
  • Boehm system
  • 3 automatic register keys and Bb mechanism
  • wide bore for a warm, voluminous tone
  • large toneholes for a free response and a large dynamic range
  • hydraulically formed neck and bows for exact intonation
  • takes any contrabass clarinet mouthpiece
  • reasonable overall height (119 cm = 47 inches)
  • same fingering positions as on modern bass clarinets
  • German system available on request
  • adjustable floor peg
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