tubax

{{Infobox Saxophone | name = Tubax | names = Sax | image = | range =

{ \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } \clef treble \key c \major ^ \markup "written" \cadenzaOn bes1 \glissando f1 \clef bass \ottava #-1 des,,1 ^ \markup "E♭" \glissando \ottava #0 aes1 \ottava #-1 aes,,,1 ^ \markup "B♭" \glissando \ottava #0 ees1 } Tubax is a transposing instrument in treble clef; E♭ tubax sounds two octaves and a major sixth lower, to D♭; the B♭ tubax three octaves and a second lower, to A♭ | musicians = | inventors = Benedikt Eppelsheim | developed = Derived from the contrabass saxophone in 1999 | articles = Saxophone | builders = Benedikt Eppelsheim }} The tubax''' is a modified contrabass saxophone developed in 1999 by the German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim. Eppelsheim's design uses the same fingering as the saxophone, while reducing the amount of expansion of its conical bore in relation to the length of tubing. This design modification results in a smaller volume of resonant air column, allowing the use of a smaller mouthpiece (baritone or bass size, instead of a larger contrabass mouthpiece), and more compactly folded tubing. The tubax exists in E♭ contrabass and B♭ or C subcontrabass sizes. Its name is a blend of the words "tuba" and "sax".