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by wjw on October 8, 2015

Dirk Bergstrom October 8, 2015 at 10:37 pm: I’ve seen it before. I think it’s a baritone recorder, but it might be an ultramodern bassoon.
Urban October 9, 2015 at 7:18 am: The image is Google-searchable, so it’s about who first thinks to try that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcfDk7DlK58
I thought the mouthpiece looked like one and I’ve played woodwinds, so I *could* have come up with a correct guess after counting the holes.
Lektu October 9, 2015 at 7:21 am: http://www.earlymusicshop.com/product.aspx/en-GB/1002611-paetzold-sub-great-bass-in-c-laminated-birch
wjw October 9, 2015 at 3:06 pm: And it’s Urban for the win!

Yes, it’s a sub-contrabass recorder, first patented in 1975 by Paetzold, and made out of plywood. The sound is similar to that of a didgeridoo.
wjw October 9, 2015 at 3:07 pm: Urban, send me your email and I’ll respond with a download code.
TRX October 11, 2015 at 5:10 pm: I would never have suspected it was a musical instrument.

Every time I look at it, it looks like a prop from some Star Wars movie. It just has that Lucasfilm *look*.