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Tenor saxophone. Nominal pitch: B♭.

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Tenor saxophone. Nominal pitch: B♭.

  • Adolphe Sax
1867
Paris/France
University of Edinburgh
Wind instruments / Saxophones / Tenor saxophone
Description : Technical description: Brass; curved body and crook; fitting for music card holder. Cocus wood mouthpiece with inlaid silver ferrule and brass ligature. Bracing underneath crook and between bell and body. Brass thumb rest and loop for attaching neck strap. L0: Two simple octave keys. L1: B₄; D₃; D₆; E♭₆; F₆. L2: A₄. L3: G₄. L4: G♯₄; B₄; B♭₄. R1: F₄; side B♭₄; C₅. R2: E₄. R3: D₄. R4: E♭₄; C₄. Keymount type: pillars on plates. Keyhead type: modern.
Inscriptions : Inscribed on front of bell "SAINT CECILE" within ribbon / "No 9. / D E / BOLBEC S.INF."; on side of bell "No. 32876 / Saxophone tenor en Si♭ / Adolphe Sax Fteur. Brevete / de la Mson. Milre. de l'Empereur / 50 rue St. Georges à Paris" and monogram AS with "PARIS" on stem of "S"; on side of bell near rim (upside down) "HS" and "39 / 1867 / 1". Mouthpiece stamped with illegible stamp in an oval cartouche.
Measurements : 803 from top of crook to bottom of u-bend.
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