Alternative TitleBaritone saxophone. |
InstrumentBaritone saxophone |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerAdolphe Sax |
Place MadeWestern Europe; Europe; Paris; France |
Date Made1861 |
DescriptionTechnical description: brass; fitting for music card holder with lyre attached. Cocus wood mouthpiece with inlaid silver ferrule and brass ligature. Brass thumb rest and loop for neck strap on dorsal side. Bracing between crook and body and body and bell.
L0: Two simple octave keys.
L1: B₄; D₆; E♭₆.
L2: A₄.
L3: G₄.
L4: G♯₄; B♭₃; B♮₃.
R1: F₄; B♭₄.
R2: E₄.
R3: D₄.
R4: E♭₄; C₄.
Keymount type: pillars on plates.
Keyhead type: modern.
Serial number: 21680.
Overall size: 1039 from top of crook to bottom of u bend.
Sounding length: 2032 (without mouthpiece).
Bore: 14.3 at mouthpipe; bell diameter, 201.
Inscription on bell "No. 21680 / Saxophone baryton en mi. b. brevete / Adolphe Sax a Paris / Fteur. de la Mson. Milre. de l'Empereur" and monogram AS with "PARIS" in stem of the "S"; on front of bell (upside-down) "1 / 1877".
Repair History: The pillar mount of one of the upper keys is unsoldered. Dents in first curve of crook. Spring missing from B b2 key.
Usable pitch: from A₄ = 435 Hz to A₄ = 440 Hz, probably made for use at Diapason Normal. |
NotesR. Parks, 30.10.04. Melanie Piddocke. 24.11.10; Bill Blackwood, 5.1.11. |
Measurements1039 from top of crook to bottom of u-bend. |
ProvenancePurchased, 2004. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number4424 |