Ideally on octobass
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Ideally on octobass
Aaaaa, that's my local octobass! That's the Montreal Symphony's concert hall.
Also, omg that sea slug is SO CUTE. I want to touch it (which would be a very bad idea, yes?)
Also, omg that sea slug is SO CUTE. I want to touch it (which would be a very bad idea, yes?)
January 5, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Aaaaa, that's my local octobass! That's the Montreal Symphony's concert hall.
Also, omg that sea slug is SO CUTE. I want to touch it (which would be a very bad idea, yes?)
Also, omg that sea slug is SO CUTE. I want to touch it (which would be a very bad idea, yes?)
In general: how geisha have a specific pattern they trace on their neck so their makeup won't ruin their wigs + the beauties that are cyerce elegans: www.tumblr.com/sleepy-bebby... (plenty of gorgeous pictures on that post)
In the musical field it's this bad boy:
In the musical field it's this bad boy:
January 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
In general: how geisha have a specific pattern they trace on their neck so their makeup won't ruin their wigs + the beauties that are cyerce elegans: www.tumblr.com/sleepy-bebby... (plenty of gorgeous pictures on that post)
In the musical field it's this bad boy:
In the musical field it's this bad boy:
Octobass. And the means to transport it, obviously...
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Octobass. And the means to transport it, obviously...
The octobass is over 340cm (11 feet) tall, & can play notes below the frequencies that humans can actually hear. As it's so tall, there's a mechanical system that lets you fret notes by pulling levers at the base of the neck.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12X-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12X-...
Up Close With A Curator: Octobasse
YouTube video by MIMphx
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The octobass is over 340cm (11 feet) tall, & can play notes below the frequencies that humans can actually hear. As it's so tall, there's a mechanical system that lets you fret notes by pulling levers at the base of the neck.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12X-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12X-...
まあ私がOctobass使う時ってワンショットみたいに、静かなパートで重低音の雰囲気として長音を入れて、ローカットしちゃうんだけど。
December 31, 2025 at 2:55 AM
まあ私がOctobass使う時ってワンショットみたいに、静かなパートで重低音の雰囲気として長音を入れて、ローカットしちゃうんだけど。
December 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Automatons, synthesizers, Octobass, and the great Corpophone. A magnificent day at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona
December 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Automatons, synthesizers, Octobass, and the great Corpophone. A magnificent day at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona
Hmmm...octobass... :3c 1 m-tall Leaf playing 3.5 m-tall instrument,,
December 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Hmmm...octobass... :3c 1 m-tall Leaf playing 3.5 m-tall instrument,,
The octobass. The only instrument in the string section that requires a step stool to play. Lol
December 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The octobass. The only instrument in the string section that requires a step stool to play. Lol
what i like the most about it is that "octobass" sounds like funk-themed supervillain!
December 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
what i like the most about it is that "octobass" sounds like funk-themed supervillain!
Just watched a bunch of videos about this octobass and my horror score loving self is enamored with the sound of this.
December 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Just watched a bunch of videos about this octobass and my horror score loving self is enamored with the sound of this.
Octobass are neat! Bass and contrabass flutes are interesting as well.
This is a contrabass flute, as an aside:
This is a contrabass flute, as an aside:
December 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Octobass are neat! Bass and contrabass flutes are interesting as well.
This is a contrabass flute, as an aside:
This is a contrabass flute, as an aside:
I take orders from the Octobass
December 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I take orders from the Octobass
I love seeing the Octobass on the timeline because any recent pics are one of the two extant versions still used:
1. A pic of that one guy in Europe
2. This one of my former teacher Eric who absolutely lost his mind when the OSM got it. He is so happy to be playing that thing you guys
1. A pic of that one guy in Europe
2. This one of my former teacher Eric who absolutely lost his mind when the OSM got it. He is so happy to be playing that thing you guys
The Octobass, not a tiny man with a violin.
Bonkers.
Google it.
Bonkers.
Google it.
December 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I love seeing the Octobass on the timeline because any recent pics are one of the two extant versions still used:
1. A pic of that one guy in Europe
2. This one of my former teacher Eric who absolutely lost his mind when the OSM got it. He is so happy to be playing that thing you guys
1. A pic of that one guy in Europe
2. This one of my former teacher Eric who absolutely lost his mind when the OSM got it. He is so happy to be playing that thing you guys
Getting a sunroom with cathedral ceilings (and barn doors) added to my house just so I have a place to practice my octobass.
December 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Getting a sunroom with cathedral ceilings (and barn doors) added to my house just so I have a place to practice my octobass.
Octobass, octobass, octobass
No cello
No cello
December 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Octobass, octobass, octobass
No cello
No cello
Btw if you want to hear the octobass it plays during the "Benedictus" section
December 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Btw if you want to hear the octobass it plays during the "Benedictus" section
I offer you a piece of classical music today, an underrated one: "St. Cecilia Mass", composed by Charles Gounod in 1855.
It is a solemn mass dedicated to St. Cecilia, patron saint of music.
This version also uses an octobass, a gigantic evolution of the double bass:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkYP...
It is a solemn mass dedicated to St. Cecilia, patron saint of music.
This version also uses an octobass, a gigantic evolution of the double bass:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkYP...
Gounod: Messe solennelle de Sainte-Cécile ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ MDR-Rundfunkchor ∙ Altinoglu
YouTube video by hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I offer you a piece of classical music today, an underrated one: "St. Cecilia Mass", composed by Charles Gounod in 1855.
It is a solemn mass dedicated to St. Cecilia, patron saint of music.
This version also uses an octobass, a gigantic evolution of the double bass:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkYP...
It is a solemn mass dedicated to St. Cecilia, patron saint of music.
This version also uses an octobass, a gigantic evolution of the double bass:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkYP...
OH HEY LOOK IT'S AN OCTOBASS
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
OH HEY LOOK IT'S AN OCTOBASS
...human ears can't hear the fundamental. The lowest frequency we can theoretically hear is 20 Hz, while the lowest open string on the Octobass is C0 at 16.35 Hz. You'll still hear something because of harmonic overtones but you'll feel the fundamental.
November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
...human ears can't hear the fundamental. The lowest frequency we can theoretically hear is 20 Hz, while the lowest open string on the Octobass is C0 at 16.35 Hz. You'll still hear something because of harmonic overtones but you'll feel the fundamental.
I am fascinated by the Octobass and seeing/hearing/feeling one played in person is a bucket list item, because no recording of something like this can really do it justice. This is the sort of instrument that you feel as much as hear because the frequencies are so low that...
This world is really broken because what do you mean it took me 34 years to learn about the existence of OCTOBASSES
November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I am fascinated by the Octobass and seeing/hearing/feeling one played in person is a bucket list item, because no recording of something like this can really do it justice. This is the sort of instrument that you feel as much as hear because the frequencies are so low that...
I like the built in handle for easy carrying.
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I like the built in handle for easy carrying.