Editing Contrabass clarinet (section)

== Development ==
[[File:Jochen Seggelke contrabass clarinet extended.jpg|thumb|140px|left|Contrabass Clarinet Extended (CLEX)]]

Since 2012, a research team led by Ernesto Molinari (professor at the Bern University of the Arts), Jochen Seggelke (clarinet maker) and Daniel Debrunner (mechatronics engineer) has been developing various prototypes of a new double bass clarinet called '''CLEX'''' (Contrabass Clarinet Extended) as a mechatronic solution.<ref>[https://www.hkb-interpretation.ch/projekte/contrabassclarinet-extended Contrabass clarinet Extended project]</ref><ref>[https://a-klarinette.de/familie The large family of clarinet instruments]</ref> The motorised keys are remotely controlled by the musician's fingers via keys equipped with electronic sensors. This type of instrument opens up new musical perspectives for instrumentalists and composers. The positioning of the holes on the clarinet body is completely free of traditional mechanical constraints.<ref>[https://www.fresh-wind.ch/fr/instruments/clarinettes-saxophones/ ''La clarinette contrebasse CLEX'']</ref>

In June 2016, Molinari presented the first of three working prototypes at two concert events.

In a video posted in December 2021, Jared De Leon cited the CLEX project as an inspiration for a new theoretical prototype octocontrabass clarinet that would utilize mechatronic keywork.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMBeMWJtjlw&t=4s |title=A new octocontrabass clarinet prototype, plus Bb-1 (Low C) demo! |date=2021-12-13 |last=Jared De Leon |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref>