"Contralto saxhorn, nominal pitch: 4½-ft B♭"

Alternative Title

Saxhorn contralto.

Instrument

Contralto saxhorn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Adolphe Sax

Place Made

Western Europe; Paris; Europe; France

Date Made

1865

Description

3 valves. Technical description: brass; ligature tuning at mouthpipe; fitting for music card holder. Valve type: Valves 1 and 3 Berlin-type, valve 2 hybrid Périnet-type; all bottom sprung; alignment by slot on lower part of piston, key on casing. Overall size: 626; bell 149. Sounding length: minimum 1245. Bore: mouthpipe 9.9 (not tapered); distal end of ligature tuning slide at c 96mm from mouthpiece receiver, 10.0; centre of valve cluster at c 162mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bores (1,2) 10.0, (3) 10.3 - 10.6; at 623mm from bell end, c 15.8; at c 379mm from bell end, 22.35. B = 0.52. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 10.0 (not tapered). Inscribed on bell "No. 30365 / Saxhorn Ctre alto Sib Cavalerie / Adolphe Sax Fleur Brevete / de la Mson Milre de l'Empereur / 50, rue St Georges a Paris" / trademark AS with "PARIS" on stem of the letter S.

Notes

R. Parks, 10.5.03.

Measurements

626; bell 149.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

4253

Contralto saxhorn, nominal pitch: 4½-ft B♭