Bb clarinet, Bb tárogató, and Bb soprano saxophone.

Though made of wood like a clarinet, the Hungarian tárogató has a conical bore like a saxophone, and so its tone is similar to a very dark soprano sax sound.

sound sample:

mp3 demo Soprano sax & tárogató 1.7MB

Above is a drawing of various sizes of tárogatók made by Stowasser of Budapest. Below is a bass tárogató sold recently on eBay.

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