sub-contrabass recorder

{{Recorders}}

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{{Short description|Very low pitched instrument in recorder family}}

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| name = Subcontrabass recorder

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| caption = {{center| A woman playing a subcontrabass recorder}}

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• Wind
• Woodwind
• Aerophone

| hornbostel_sachs = 421.221.12

| hornbostel_sachs_desc = Flute with internal duct and finger holes

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• Bass recorder
• Contrabass recorder
• Great bass recorder
• Tenor recorder

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The sub-contrabass recorder is a member of the recorder family with a low note of FF (or F₁ in SPN).{{Citation needed|date=November 2014|reason=Why is this called "sub-contrabass" if it is really the same thing as a contrabass?}}

It is manufactured in a design with a square or rectangular cross-section, which was first patented in 1975 by Joachim and Herbert Paetzold. They are made from plywood and have a doubled-back bore like a bassoon, which reduces the exterior length of the instrument. They also have wooden keys.{{r|NGroveD2001_Recorder}} Through this special and proprietary design, the instrument can be played with a very short bocal.