The subcontrabass can be purchased with either a direct blow head or a blowpipe head

Despite much painstaking effort

It is made of stained boxwood and decorated with lovely engraved openwork silver rings

Their innovative design allows for the use of cheaper materials and manufacturing techniques

This alto is available in keys f and g

Historical German Shawm: Alto (440 Hz) by Guntram Wolf 1679 The subcontrabass can be purchasedHistory of German Shawms Historical versions of the oboe were are vast and varied. The Renaissance ensemble got a clear double reed contour through the use of a set of shawms. Shawms were used both as solo voices and as background color. They were particularly used in combination with trombones (sackbutts). Like dulcians, they are indispensable for the music and sound of this period. A German shawm and dulcian combined make an ideal Renaissance