The reed is considerably larger than the bassoon's, at 65–75 mm (2.6–3.0 in) in total length (and 20 mm (0.8 in) in width) compared with 53–58 mm (2.1–2.3 in) for most bassoon reeds. … See more

Precursors
Precursors to the contrabassoon are documented as early as 1590 in Austria and Germany, at a time when the growing popularity of … See more

Most major symphony orchestras employ a contrabassoon, and many have programmed concerts featuring their contrabassoonist as soloist. For example, Michael Tilson Thomas: Urban Legend for Contrabassoon and Orchestra featuring Steven Braunstein, See more

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The contrabassoon is a very deep-sounding woodwind instrument that plays in the same sub-bass register as the tuba, double bass, or contrabass clarinet. It has a sounding range beginning at B♭0 (or A0, on some instruments) and extending up over three … See more

Most major orchestras use one contrabassoonist, either as a primary player or a bassoonist who doubles, as do a large number of See more

Current
As of 2019 , there are nine firms which manufacture contrabassoons (in alphabetical order): See more