What’s nearly 12 feet tall, made of wood, and capable of producing a sound so low that most human beings can’t even hear it?
That would be the octobass, the largest string instrument ever brought into existence.
Though its curves and angles follow the familiar silhouette of its smaller stringed relatives (violins, violas, cellos, etc.), the octobass stands at a gargantuan 11 feet, 5 inches—so high, even a professional basketball player would have to stand on a platform to reach the instrument’s neck.