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7 The Amazing Diversity of Brass Instruments
Fig. 7.49 B / D min scatter plot for instruments (all made by Adolphe Sax) in the two saxhorn
families: sopranino saxhorns, soprano saxhorns, contralto saxhorns, tenor saxhorns, and baritone
saxhorns (narrower bore and higher brassiness potential); bass saxhorns, early 13-ft E contrabass
saxhorns, later 13-ft E contrabass saxhorns, and 18-ft B contrabass saxhorns (wider bore and
lower brassiness potential)
Fig. 7.50 Andrew van der Beek playing ‘The Anaconda’. Courtesy of the University of Edinburgh
7 The Amazing Diversity of Brass Instruments
Fig. 7.49 B / D min scatter plot for instruments (all made by Adolphe Sax) in the two saxhorn
families: sopranino saxhorns, soprano saxhorns, contralto saxhorns, tenor saxhorns, and baritone
saxhorns (narrower bore and higher brassiness potential); bass saxhorns, early 13-ft E contrabass
saxhorns, later 13-ft E contrabass saxhorns, and 18-ft B contrabass saxhorns (wider bore and
lower brassiness potential)
Fig. 7.50 Andrew van der Beek playing ‘The Anaconda’. Courtesy of the University of Edinburgh