InstrumentAlto saxophone |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerV. Kohlert & Sons |
Date MadeCirca 1930 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Curved body and crook, silver-plated. Rollers between B and C♯ keys for L4, and between C and E♭ keys for R4.
L0: Automatic octave keys.
L1: B₄; bis key (B♭₄); D₆; E♭₆; F₆.
L2: A₄.
L3: G₄.
L4: Articulated G♯₄; C♯₄; B₃; B♭₃.
R1: F₄; side B♭₄; C₅; E₆; Alternative touchpiece for G♯ key (for G/A♭ trill), also operable by R2.
R2: E₄.
R3: D₄; F♯₄.
R4: E♭₄; C₄.
Keymount type: pillars mounted on plates.
Keyhead type: modern.
Overall size: 645; bell diameter 116.
Sounding length: 998.
Bore: at proximal end of crook 11.9; at distal end of crook 22.8.
Inscription: "V. Kohlert & Sons / Graslitz / Czechoslovakia" in rose trademark.
Decorative features: mother-of-pearl buttons.
Repair Histoary: Mouthpiece missing; cork for mouthpiece fitting loose. Octave key linkage damaged: one pillar and spindle missing, spring of final linkage broken off.
Usable pitch: With mouthpiece of (173) plays at 10 cents below A₄ = 440 Hz; probably made for use at A₄ = 439 Hz. |
NotesN. Parks, 26.10.96, 15.07.87; R. Parks, 27.4.96. Melanie Piddocke, 11.12.10. |
Measurements645; bell diameter 116. |
ProvenanceAdded to stock of Messrs J. & R. Glen 8.12.70.; Purchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust. |
CollectionGlen Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number1212 |