Contralto saxhorn. Nominal pitch: B♭.
InstrumentContralto saxhorn ; Contralto saxhorn/Saxhorns/Wind/Musical Instrument |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerAdolphe Sax |
Place MadeFrance ; Paris ; Europe ; Western Europe |
Date Made1848 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Brass, bell section extends to valves; bell directed upwards. With bow guard. Tuning by tuning-shank with ligature screw restraint. No water-key. Valve type: 3 Sax-pattern Berlin-type valves. |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: Lent by Christopher Baines to the Bate Collection, University of Oxford (as x615) from May 1975 until his death in April 2020. |
NotesA. Myers, 6.12.95, 3.2.98, 11.12.07 (measurements); 21.9.20 (description). |
Measurementsfrom plane of bell to bottom of bow 640; bell 156. |
ProvenanceBequest of Christopher Baines, 2020. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number6496 |