Baritone. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Besson & Co

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Alternative Title

Baritone.

Instrument

Baritone saxhorn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Besson & Co

Date Made

Circa 1917

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass, no tubing bow over valves. 3-valve `Enharmonic' system valves: 1st and 2nd valves double with respect to 3rd. Windway leads from mouthpipe to 3rd valve, then via one of two alternative windways through 1st and 2nd valves back to the third valve, thence to bell. With water-key on main tuning-slide. Fitting for music card-holder. Valve type: 3 Périnet-type valves, bottom-sprung; alignment by key on piston. Repair History: Main tuning-slide legs extended to lower pitch from Old Philharmonic. Serial number: 102621. Overall size: 630; bell 230. Sounding length: minimum 2606. Bore: mouthpipe at c 40mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 11.2; m.t.s. at c 307mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 13.1; centre of valve cluster at c 708mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,1,2,3) 13.1; 1303mm from bell end, c 19.2; c 834mm from bell end, 27.1. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.4 11.6. Inscribed on bell "CLASS / A / Enharmonic / Patented" / "50 MEDALS OF HONOUR" within banner / monogram FB / "BESSON & CO / Prototype / 198 EUSTON ROAD / LONDON / ENGLAND"; on side of valve casings "1", "BESSON & CO / BREVETE" in ellipse / "102621 / 2", "3"; on stems of valve touchpieces "1", "2", "3". Usable pitch: As modified, plays at A4 = 440 Hz.

Notes

N. Parks, 1990; R. Parks, 1993, 20.11.99; Arnold Myers.

Measurements

630; bell 230.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2945

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