Basse-tube

Basse-tube (Fr.), name of an early bass clarinet, perhaps the earliest, made by Gilles Lot of Paris, as announced by the Avant-Coureur of May 11, 1772. It was furnished with several keys and had a compass of 3½ octs. (164, 176). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Rendall, F. G. The Clarinet. London, 1954. Sachs, Curt. Reallexikon der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1913.