Tenor horn. Nominal pitch: E♭
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Alternative TitleAlto horn. |
InstrumentAlto saxhorn |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBoston Musical Instrument Manufy |
Place MadeNorth America ; Boston ; United States of America |
Date MadePost 1869, probably c 1875 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Silver-plated brass; tall bell-up wrap. With extension pieces for main tuning-slide, giving additional length of 38mm in each leg. Valve type: 3 side-action rotary valves, cork buffers on rotors. Repair History: Touchpiece of 2nd valve broken and replaced (not plated). Main tuning-slide extension pieces probably not original (not plated). Milled screw missing from top of 1st valve rotor. Presumed hook for right hand thumb missing. Overall size: 649; bell 168. Sounding length: minimum 2046 including main tuning slide extension pieces which contribute 76mm. Bore: mouthpipe at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 10.4; centre of valve cluster at c 252mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 12.4; m.t.s. at c 420mm and at c 568mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 12.4; 1023mm from bell end, c 13.0; c 713mm from bell end, 18.4. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 10.8 11. Inscribed on bell "Made / by the / BOSTON / Musical Instrument / Manufy."; on underside of 1st touchpiece "16" and 3rd touchpiece "18". |
NotesR.Parks, 7.6.97, 18.9.99. |
Measurements649; bell 168. |
Provenanceex- Robert Sheldon collection. ; on loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number3715 |