Paetzold Great Bass in C - Edition Black Nugget Tension_Medium The diapasons

The diapasons

just the Contrabass is bigger

You can hear the original being played in several recordings by Bruggen

This recorder is in three pieces and is supplied with a brown case

Paetzold Great Bass in C - Edition Black Nugget Tension_Medium The diapasonsGreat Bass in c, a=440, laminated birch, Edition Black Nugget. Paetzolds unique instruments are based on the principle of a cranked wooden organ pipe. The design makes use of a doubled over bore so that the overall size is reduced without any reduction in sound or pitch. It is not only the unconventional yet attractive appearance of these instruments that causes intrigue the sound throughout their two octave range is very powerful and the large key