Tuba, nominal pitch: B♭

Adolphe Sax

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Alternative Title

Saxhorn contrebasse.

Instrument

Contrabass saxhorn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Adolphe Sax

Place Made

Western Europe ; Paris ; Europe ; France

Date Made

1868

Description

Saxhorn contrebasse. 3 valves. Technical description: Brass. Valve type: 3 hybrid Périnet-type valves; alignment by slot on bottom of piston and pin screwed through casing. Overall size: 996; bell 300. Sounding length: minimum 5270. Bore: mouthpipe (minimum bore) 14.0; centre of valve cluster at c 323mm from mouthpiece receiver, bore in piston straight through coquilles (1,2,3) 16.5; m.t.s. at c 640mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore c 21; m.t.s. at c 1480mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore c 25; 2635mm from bell end, c 45.0; c 1820mm from bell end, 63.6. B = 0.33. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 15.2 - 14.5. Inscribed on bell "No 33112 / Saxhorn Ctre Basse en si♭ / Adolphe Sax Fleur Breveté / de la Mson. Milre. de l'Empereur / 50, rue St. Georges a Paris / SEUL / GRAND PRIX / 1867 / 1560" / imperfect lettering, possibly "L.M/24" upside down in ellipse / monogram trademark AS containing "PARIS"; on applied brass shield-shaped plate below this inscription "J. HENRY / BESANÇON / 1560"; on side of valve casings "1", "2", "3". Lent with, possibly formerly used with and possibly supplied by manufacturer with mouthpiece (3230).

Notes

R. Parks, 5.3.94; A. Myers, bore 22.3.98.

Measurements

996; bell 300.

Provenance

Lent by The National War Museum of Scotland, 1987-65.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3229