Klarinettenbass

Klarinettenbass (Ger.), *bass clarinet designed 1793 by Carl August Grenser the Elder of Dresden, the first of a series of such instrs. to be built in bassoon shape. It had a 4-oct. compass, its lowest tone being B1, and 9 keys (164). Rendall, F. G. The Clarinet. London, 1954.