Do you know what an #Octobass is?
It is an extraordinarily large string instrument that looks like an oversized double bass with three strings. It is 3,45m tall and weighs around 100kg and its so ridiculously large that the instrument includes a podium for the player to stand on.
The Octobass first successfully featured in 1855 in Gounods "Messe solennelle en l’honneur de Sainte-Cécile" and you can see, hear (and feel) this monster in a recent performance of the hr symphony orchestra. Benedictus starting at 38:48 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkYPwbeh9VM

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