i just looked up the contra bass trombone. all i found was some pictures. it looks awsom. has anyone here ever played one or seen one or know how they work i am really interested.

here is a site i found with some awsom pictures of them on it

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dcontrabass%2Btrombone%26toggle%3D1%26cop%3Dmss%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dyfp-t-471%26b%3D101&w=400&h=327&imgurl=www.thein-brass.de%2Fimages%2Fnews%2Feastern2003%2Fetw11.JPG&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thein-brass.de%2Fcontent%2Fen%2Fnews.php%3Fid%3D34&size=126.7kB&name=etw11.JPG&p=contrabass+trombone&type=jpeg&no=102&tt=479&oid=9899b49ea3bf98fc&ei=UTF-8

wow that is longer then i thought.....it should still work

I tried something similar to a contrabass trombone up at Shires, and it required a very large mouthpiece. You had to blow almost as much air as a tuba.

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By the way, contrabass trombones are pitched a fourth lower. They are if F instead of Bb.

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The slide is so long that it requires a handle to reach the outer positions.

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The slide is so long that it requires a handle to reach the outer positions.

not all of the contrabass require handles, theres the double slide contrabass, thats just where the slide wraps around itself twice. and contrabass is basically the same as a tuba with a slide, basically.

Maybe a bit off-topic, but reading this thread has reminded me of a discussion I read some time ago on a Bass Trombone forum. Is a F-Bass trombone a Contrabass trombone? I include the link to this interesting discussion featuring Boston Symphony bass trombonist Douglas Yeo:

http://www.basstrombone.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=812