DescriptionSaxhorn alto.
Technical description: Silver-plated brass. Bell-up wrap (saxotromba form); main tuning-slide in loop, water-key on main tuning-slide. Valve type: 3 Berlin-type valves. Repair History: New stay made and tubing soldered by A.K.F. Wilson, 11.3.82 - 6.4.82.
Overall size: 660; bell 185.
Sounding length: minimum 1752.
Bore: mouthpipe (minimum bore) 11.4; centre of valve cluster at c 145mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 11.5; m.t.s. at c 443mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 11.5; m.t.s. at c 528mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 12.2; 876mm from bell end, c 12.0; c 770mm from bell end, 17.0; 25.5mm from bell end, 104. B = 0.61. Bell cutoff = 900 Hz.
Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.3 - 12.0.
Inscribed on bell "Sold by / Distin & Sons / 31 Cranbourn St., Leicester Sq. / LONDON"; on side of valve casings "1", "2", "3"; inscribed on mouthpiece receiver "E / 10".
Usable pitch: Diapason Normal; main tuning slide allows lowering of up to 150 cents.
Mouthpiece (2657) made for this instrument, 1986.
Specific literature references: G.S. (1986) No 145.
Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.135; G.S. (1986) No 145; Myers 1991, Plate 11; Myers 2000, p.166.
Specific usage history: Lent to Horniman Museum for "Sound Designs" Exhibition 2006 |