Baritone. Nominal pitch: C / B♭.

Gautrot

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Alternative Title

Saxhorn baryton.

Instrument

Baritone saxhorn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Gautrot

Place Made

Europe ; Western Europe ; Paris ; France

Date Made

Circa 1880

Description

Technical description: Brass. Tuning-slide extension piece for lowering from C to B♭; overall length 207. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom-sprung; alignment by key on piston. Overall size: 625; bell 203. Sounding length: minimum 2280; main tuning slide extension adds 315mm to air column length. Bore: mouthpipe at c 60mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 10.1; m.t.s. at c 223mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bores 12.1 12.4; centre of valve cluster at c 463mm (in C) from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 12.4; 1140mm from bell end, c 17.5; c 732mm from bell end, 24.7. B = 0.48 (in C). Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.8 11.0. Inscribed on bell "Gautrot Brevete / A PARIS" / trademark: G.A. and anchor within ellipse / "MANOEL PINTO MOREIRA & CIA / BAHIA"; on valves "1", "2", "3"; on mouthpiece receiver "F B". Usable pitch: High pitch.

Notes

R. Parks, 23.5.92, 13.11.93, bore in B♭ 9.10.99; Arnold Myers, bore in C 8.1.00.

Measurements

625; bell 203.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

0605