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Soprano saxophone. Nominal pitch: B♭.
Technical description: Nickel-plated body and keywork; one-piece straight tube. With fitting for music card-holder. Highest note is written E??. Rollers for B and C? L4 keys, and C and E? R4 keys. E?? key depresses D? touchpiece. L0: Automatic octave keys. L1: B?; bis key (B??); D?; E??. L2: A?. L3: G?. L4: Articulated G??; C??; B?; B??. R1: F?; side B??; C?. R2: E?. R3: D?; F??. R4: E??; C?. Keymount type: pillars mounted on plates. Keyhead type: modern.Technical description: Nickel-plated body and keywork; one-piece straight tube. With fitting for music card-holder. Highest note is written E♭₆. Rollers for B and C♯ L4 keys, and C and E♭ R4 keys. E♭₆ key depresses D₆ touchpiece. L0: Automatic octave keys. L1: B₄; bis key (B♭₄); D₆; E♭₆. L2: A₄. L3: G₄. L4: Articulated G♯₄; C♯₃; B₃; B♭₃. R1: F₄; side B♭₄; C₅. R2: E₄. R3: D₄; F♯₄. R4: E♭₄; C₄. Keymount type: pillars mounted on plates. Keyhead type: modern.
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Circa 1945 - Maker:
Savana - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Paris/France - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.212 (Single) clarinets with conical bore
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.212 (Single) clarinets with conical bore
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:635 without mouthpiece; bell diameter 89.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17996