Contralto saxhorn. Nominal pitch: 4-ft C etc.
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Alternative TitleSaxhorn contralto. |
InstrumentContralto saxhorn |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date MadeCirca 1880 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Brass. Ligature tuning at mouthpipe. Bell up wrap. Fitting for music card-holder. Shank for C and crook for B♭, single coil on the crook for B♭. The bore profile, with a marked expansion in the first half of the tube, could be considered to be that of a flugel horn. It is not known what name would have been used for this instrument by its maker or original users. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom-sprung; alignment by key on piston. Repair History: Shank for C made by A.K.F. Wilson, 1983; the crook for B♭ is not a good fit, so probably not original. Overall size: 458; bell 154. Sounding length: minimum 1149 (in C); minimum 1294 (in Bb); overall length of shank 84; of crook air column (single coil) 225; length of shank tenon 62, of crook tenon 53. Bore: shank for C at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.2; shank for C at distal end, 10.3; crook for Bb at c 35mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.8; crook for Bb at distal end, 10.4; v.t.s. (1,2,3) 11.1; 575mm from bell end, c 16.5; c 329mm from bell end, 23.3. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: Internal diameter of outer slide of mouthpipe 12.0. Shank internal taper 10.4 - 9.7; shank tenon external diameter 11.8. Crook internal taper 10.7 - 10.3; crook tenon external diameter 11.1. Inscribed on side of valve casings "1", "2", "3". Usable pitch: Plays well at A4 = 440 Hz in C. |
NotesL.D. Haigh 1985; R. Parks 5.12.92; Arnold Myers, 9.11.99. |
Measurements458; bell 154. |
Provenanceex- Sandy Blair collection. ; on loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number2119 |