Henry Skolnick (USA) - Contraforte IDRS Festival Orchestra
redesigned contrabassoon, in collaboration with Guntram Wolf , Kronach
written range A1 – G 5, sounding A0 – G 4
wide bore for a voluminous tone
large toneholes for a free response and a large dynamic range
completely redesigned acoustical concept with a precisely shaped bore taper for an exact intonation
reconfigured body sections for an improved radiation of sound and fingering positions
new key bearings in synthetic sleeves for a silent key action
push rods for easy key action without friction
half-hole mechanism for a clean, noise-free octave for F# and G3
automatic octave keys from Ab 3 to F4
