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 1920

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass. 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. Serial number: 110584. Overall size: 630; bell 230. Sounding length: minimum 2610. Bore: mouthpipe at c 35mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 11.35; m.t.s. at c 313mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bores 13.0 13.1; centre of valve cluster at c 686mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,1,2,3) 13.1; 1305mm from bell end, c 19.5; c 847mm from bell end, 27.6. B = 0.54. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.6 11.4. Inscribed on bell "CLASS / A / Enharmonic / Patented" / "50 MEDALS OF HONOUR" within banner / monogram FB / "BESSON & CO / Prototype / 198 EUSTON ROAD / LONDON / ENGLAND" / five pointed star; on valve casings "4", "BESSON & CO / BREVETE" within ellipse / "110584 / 5", "6". Usable pitch: Old Philharmonic pitch.

Notes

N. Parks, 1990; R. Parks, 1993, 9.10.99; A. Myers (bore), 20.11.10 .

Measurements

630; bell 230.

Provenance

ex- Sandy Blair collection. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2990