Baritone. Nominal pitch: 8-ft C.

Josef Lidl

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Alternative Title

Tenorhorn.

Instrument

Baritone saxhorn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Josef Lidl

Place Made

Europe ; Central Europe ; Czech Republic

Date Made

1895-1948

Description

Technical description: Brass with german silver mounts. Bell-forward wrap; fitting for music card-holder. It is not known what name would have been used for this instrument by its maker or original users. Valve type: 3 rotary valves with cork buffers on rotors. Overall size: 461; bell 160. Sounding length: minimum 2285. Bore: mouthpipe at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 12.1; centre of valve cluster at c 174mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 12.2; m.t.s. at c 374mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 12.2; m.t.s. at c 518mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 13.1; 1143mm from bell end, c 17.8; c 815mm from bell end, 25.2. B = 0.52. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.6 12.2. Inscribed on garland "C. ak. dvorní továrna hudebních nóstroy_ Josef Lidl, Brno". Decorative features: band of finely stamped decoration around garland.

Notes

R. Parks 16.1.99; 20.11.99.

Measurements

461; bell 160.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3851