Weird Woodwinds


Octocontrabass Clarinet, Soprillo Saxophone, Rothphone?
Do these instruments really exist? They do indeed! Check out the links below and be amazed!



Clarinet
Ab Sopranino (Piccolo) Clarinet (Another Link)
Eb Soprano Clarinet (Another Link)
D Soprano Clarinet (Another Link)
C Soprano Clarinet (Another Link)
Bb Soprano Clarinet (Another Link) [Yet Another Link]
A Soprano Clarinet (Another Link)
Basset Clarinet in A (Another Link)
Basset Clarinet (Basset Horn) in F (Another Link)
Eb Alto Clarinet- The Clarinet on the left. (Another Link)
Bb Bass Clarinet- The Clarinet in the middle. (Another Link)
EEb Contra-alto Clarinet (Another Link) [Yet Another Link] VIDEO
BBb Contrabass Clarinet- The Clarinet on the right. Paperclip- The Instrument on the left. (Another Link) [Yet Another Link]
EEEb Octocontralto Clarinet- Bottom of the page. (Another Link)- The 2nd Tallest Clarinet.
BBBb Octocontrabass Clarinet (Another Link)- The Tallest Clarinet.

Saxophone
Bb Soprillo (Sopranissimo) Sax (Another Link) [Yet Another Link]- Under "Saxophones go Straight:".
Eb Sopranino Sax (Another Link) [Yet Another Link] VIDEO
C Soprano Sax- The Sax in the middle.
Bb Soprano Sax (Another Link) VIDEO
F Mezzo-Soprano Sax- The Sax on the left.
Eb Alto Sax (Another Link)- The Sax on the right. VIDEO
C Tenor Sax- The Sax on the left.
Bb Tenor Sax (Another Link)- The Sax on the right. VIDEO
Eb Baritone Sax- The Sax on the left. (Another Link) VIDEO
Bb Bass Sax   VIDEO
Eb Contrabass Sax   VIDEO
Bb Subcontrabass Sax   VIDEO

Oboe
Oboe-Musette (Piccolo Oboe) in Eb- Click "Oboes", then "PT.M1 Oboe Musette"
Oboe in C
Oboe D'Amore in A
English Horn (Cor Anglais) in F (Another Link)- The Instrument on the right. [Yet Another Link] VIDEO
Bass Oboe in C (Another Link)
Contrabass Oboe in C

Flute
Piccolo (Military Piccolo) in Db
Piccolo in C (Another Link)
Treble Flute in G
Soprano Flute in Eb- Under "The Eb Soprano Flute"
Soprano Flute in C (Another Link)
Flute D'Amore (Tenor Flute) in Bb (Another Link)- Bottom of the page under "The Bb Tenor Flute"
Flute D'Amore in A
Alto Flute in G
Bass Flute in C (Another Link) [Yet Another Link] VIDEO
Contr'alto Flute in G
Contrabass Flute in C (Another Link) [Yet Another Link] {Still Another Link} VIDEO
Subcontrabass (Double Contra-alto) Flute in G
Double Contrabass (Subcontrabass) Flute in C (Another Link)

Recorder
Garklein Recorder (Garklein-Flotlein) in C (Another Link)
Sopranino Recorder in F
Soprano (Descant) Recorder in C
Alto (Treble) Recorder in F
Tenor Recorder in C   VIDEO
Bass Recorder in F   VIDEO
Great Bass Recorder in C
Contrabass Recorder in F
Subcontrabass Recorder in C -Picture at the bottom. VIDEO
Sub-Subcontrabass Recorder in F -2nd paragraph. No picture. (Another Link)- Listed under "Models". No picture.

Bassoon
Tenor Bassoon (Tenoroon) (Another Link) [Yet Another Link]
Bassoon
Contrabassoon (Another Link)

Other Woodwinds
Scottish Bagpipe (Great Highland Bagpipe)
Irish Bagpipe (Uilleann Pipes)   VIDEO
Irish Flute   VIDEO
Irish Whistle (Pennywhistle, Tinwhistle, Whistle)
Crumhorn (Another Link)- 3rd instrument in from the left.
Heckelphone
Rackett (Another Link) [Yet Another Link]
Rothphone- 3rd picture down.
Sarrusophone (Another Link)
Armenian Duduk (Mey) (Another Link) [Yet Another Link]
Contraforte
Didgeridoo    VIDEO

Other Links
Jay C. Easton- Familiar and arcane woodwind instruments.
Contrabass Mania- All contrabass instruments plus more.
Frequencies of Ranges- Lists the lowest note of every instrument.
Clarinet Family
Saxophone Family
Hampshire Recorder Sinfonia
Music Theory

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