Baritone. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Ernst David

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Alternative Title

Tenorhorn.

Instrument

Baritone saxhorn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Ernst David

Date Made

1900-1945

Description

Technical description: Brass with german silver trim; oval body style; blade-type bow guard. No water-key or fittings for sling or music card-holder. Valve type: 3 rotary valves, cork buffers on casing top cap. Overall size: 710; bell 229. Sounding length: minimum 2737. Bore: mouthpipe at c 45mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 12.0; centre of valve cluster at c 444mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 13.3; m.t.s. at c 671mm and at c 815mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 13.3; 1369mm from bell end, c 16.3; c 1027mm from bell end, 23.0. B = 0.57. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 13.5 13.0. Inscribed on bell: within pair of exhibition medals "GE....STEILUNG BAD HAMM? 1900" / "Ernst David / INSTRUMENTENFABRIK / Bielefeld"; on 2nd valve top cap "10".

Notes

R. Parks 31.07.99, 20.11.99.

Measurements

710; bell 229.

Provenance

ex- Kevin Lamb collection. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3875