Alternative TitleSoprano saxophone. |
InstrumentSoprano saxophone |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerAdolphe Sax |
Place MadeWestern Europe; Paris; Europe; France |
Date Made1860 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Brass, one-piece straight body; fitting for music card holder. Ebonite (?) mouthpiece with metal ligature.
L0: Two simple octave keys.
L1: B₄; E♭₆; F₆.
L2: A₄.
L3: G₄.
L4: G♯₄; B♮₃; B♭₃.
R1: F₄; side B♭₄.
R2: E₄.
R3: D₄.
R4: E♭₄; C₄.
Keymount type: rod / pillar.
Keyhead type: modern.
Serial number: 19572.
Overall size: 577 without mouthpiece; 629 with mouthpiece.
Bore: at top 8.8; bell 80.
Inscription: on bell "No. 19572 / Saxophone Soprano en si ♮ Brevete. / Adolphe Sax a Paris / Fteur. de la Mson. Milre. de l'Empereur" and monogram AS with "PARIS" on stem of "S"; at top of tube (upside-down) "7646".
Usable pitch: from A₄ = 450 Hz to A₄ = 455 Hz. |
NotesR. Parks, 13.11.04. Melanie Piddocke, 13.11.10; Bill Blackwood, 5.1.11. |
Measurements577 without mouthpiece; 629 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenancePurchased, 2004. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number4421 |