Alternative TitleAlto saxophone. |
InstrumentAlto saxophone |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerAdolphe Sax |
Place MadeWestern Europe; Europe; Paris; France |
Date Made1869 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Brass; curved body and crook; thread lapping for mouthpiece; fitting for music card holder. Cocus wood mouthpiece with brass inlaid decoration and brass ligature. Brass thumb rest for R0. Brass clip for neck strap still attached to loop on dorsal side. Brace between body and bell.
L0: Two simple octave keys.
L1: B₄; D₆; E♭₆; F₆.
L2: A₄.
L3: G₄.
L4: G♯₄; B♮₃; B♭₃.
R1: F₄; side B♭₄; C₅.
R2: E₄.
R3: D₄.
R4: E♭₄; C₄.
Keymount type: Pillars on plates.
Keyhead type: modern.
Serial number: 34132.
Overall size: 655 with mouthpiece; 645 without mouthpiece.
Sounding length: 981 (without mouthpiece).
Bore: at proximal end of crook 11.5; at distal end of crook 24.1; bell, 116.3.
Inscription: on side of bell "No. 34132 / Saxophone Alto en Mib / Adolphe Sax Fteur. Brevete / de la Mson. Milre. de l'Empereur / 50, rue St. Georges a Paris" and "SEUL / GRAND PRIX / 1867" and within ellipse "M.M. / No.4". Stamped on mouthpiece with "AS" monogram / "ADOLE. SAX". Inscribed on ligature with "AS / BREV".
Playing accessories: with original lyre.
With original fitted wooden case, with a compartment for a separate mouthpiece case, covered in red leather.
Usable pitch: from A₄ = 435 Hz to A₄ = 440 Hz, probably made for use at Diapason Normal. |
NotesR. Parks, 6.11.04. Melanie Piddocke, 24.11.10; Bill Blackwood, 5.1.11. |
Measurements655 with mouthpiece; 645 without mouthpiece. |
ProvenancePurchased, 2004. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number4426 |