Technical Specifications
The contraforte has many technical aspects that have not been associated with instruments like the bassoon and contrabassoon.
The contraforte has a written range from A1 - G5 (in scientific pitch notation), which sounds as A0 - G4.
Large toneholes allow for a free response and a very large dynamical range.
The pivot screws lie in synthetic sleeves for silent key actions, and push rods make for easy key action with low friction.
The half-hole mechanism provides a clean, silent octave for F# and G3. There are also well-built automatic octave keys from notes A3 to F4.
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