Contraphobia

[dxroadduke]

I wanna see Kenny G play one of these!!!!

[TICOELICA]

as notas estão socadas o som desse instrumento é aveludado ....n socado...é uma ferrari sem piloto.....................

[harold9468]

Sorry but that is not a very pleasant insturment to listen to.

[BobPremecz]

The mechanisms sound a bit noisy, but what a COOL sound...

[floopy117]

I bet when the reed on that thing breaks, you can use it as a snowboard.

[ranurito]

no lo limpia ni el putas a caballo.

[annanoli]

that's a tubax,not a contra,isn't it?

[saxtek]

@annanoli

No, it's an Eppelsheim contrabass saxophone. The Tubax is more compact and has a smaller bore, and the lowest note is low Bb. This contrabass goes down to low A (concert C)

[IIIThreat]

I want to hear legit saxophone played on this instrument...

[saxtek]

@IIIThreat

Try listening to my video, "19th century contrabass sax solo" on Youtube. Very legit.

[lexibenn08]

Very nice :D

[BreathDoctor]

That Horn must shake the walls. When I play my Bari, I have a hard time hiding it. Lovely playing!

[ChristianGastl]

hi! where are you from, sir? how did you get to know Mr. Eppelsheim? He is living in Munich, near to my former home country. a friend of mine bought a Eppelsheim Bass saxophone some months ago and it plays beautifully!

greetings from Hamburg

christian

[saxtek]

This is my fourth Eppelsheim instrument. I have never met Benedikt Eppelsheim, but I have the utmost respect for his genius in making musical instruments.

[froshizle44]

i cantimagine the money and lung capacity goes in that thing

[thesorrowedcrow]

You are the first contrabass saxist ive heard, and your an awesome first experiance

if i had the lung power id want to try and play it

haha....

[Leebm29]

Fabulous as usual. Leebm29

[kfitzie007]

Where did u get ur Saxophone?

[rf1308]

were did u get the music? i love it!

[saxtek]

The music is Rudy Wiedoeft's "Saxophobia" (at least, part of it) for alto sax played 2 octaves lower on the Eb contrabass saxophone

[rf1308]

kewl, is there any free web site were i can get that?

[saxtek]

I don't think so. Search ebay for old sheet music. It's not rare.

[Ghettodued]

yes i have a free site for saxophobia

[saxophoney]

Awesome sight. Thanks!

[GoellnitzBryce]

That is almost sick! However I love it and would like to hear more. SWEET!

[rct3fan00]

where can I get a contrabass?

[saxtek]

Search for the Eppelsheim website, and contact Benedikt Eppelsheim for prices and details.

[saxtek]

The Tubax is smaller. The diameter of the tubing used for the Tubax is smaller, closer to the size of a baritone sax.

The Tubax would be very long, about 15 feet long, if it were straight. It is folded up into 4 parallel tubes, so it is less than 4 feet tall.

The contrabass would be a little longer than the Tubax if it were straight (about 16 feet long) because it has a low A key. The Tubax only goes down to low Bb. The contrabass sax is almost 6 feet tall.

[mattjferris]

This is great! What a cool sound!

[TenorSaxDogVideos]

His saxophone is bigger than yours! Hard to hear to anyone sound good on those monsters, and he sounds awesome! I want to try to play a tubax now =o

[NapoliJ10]

Little did anyone know, he was wearing no shoes whilst performing this song.

[saxtek]

I didn't want my foot tapping to sspoil the sound.

[whdunkley]

your selling this on craigslist

[kingmikey333]

I think some scantily-clad loose women dancing around you would add a much-needed element to this video.

[saxtek]

I'm open to that. I'll get back to you.

[Hansenhaus1]

Randy,

My that's a big sax! Great playing!

[bigsaxman]

You make some fine sounds with the big horn, Randy! Good job!

[Leebm29]

Fabulous!