Alternative TitleBaritone saxophone. |
InstrumentBaritone saxophone |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerAdolphe Sax |
Place MadeWestern Europe; Europe; Paris; France |
Date Made1863 |
DescriptionTechnical description: brass; fitting for music card holder. Cocus wood mouthpiece with inlaid silver ferrule. 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; B₃; B♭₃.
R1: F₄; side B♭₄.
R2: E₄.
R3: D₄.
R4: E♭₄; C₄.
Keymount type: pillars on plates.
Keyhead type: modern.
Serial number: 26540.
Overall size: 1048 from top of crook to bottom of u bend.
Sounding length: 1967 (without mouthpiece).
Bore: 13.8 at mouthpipe; bell diameter, 154.
Inscribed on bell "No. 26540 / Saxophone baryton en mi♭ breveté / Adolphe Sax a Paris / Fteur. de la Mson. Milre. de l'Empereur" and monogram AS with "PARIS" in stem of the "S".
Repair History: Dents to body. Some keywork a little stiff. Damage to mounts for G#s key guard. Damage to patina on bell around inscription.
Usable pitch: from A₄ = 455 Hz to A₄ = 460 Hz. |
NotesR. Parks, 30.10.04. Melanie Piddocke, 27.11.10; Bill Blackwood, 5.1.11. |
Measurements1048 from top of crook to bottom of u-bend. |
ProvenancePurchased in 2004. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number4428 |