The Bass Horn in Action

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A true oddity.

Last year, a picture and description of Roger Bobo playing the Bass Horn was posted here. It is a one-of-a-kind monstrosity that is a site to behold.

At last a YouTube video has surfaced demonstrating this beastie.

My best guess — judging by the mouthpiece and the fingerings used in the Ein Heldenleben excerpt — is that this is basically an F tuba that has been re-wrapped into the shape of a French horn.

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