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Tenor saxophone. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Technical description: Curved body and crook (silver-plated); mouthpiece of ebonite with nickel-plated ligature and cap. Fitting for music card-holder. Instead of a separate side B? keyhead and tone-hole, the touchpiece for R1 opens the B? tone-hole on the front of the instrument. Rollers between B and C? keys for L4, and between C and E? keys for R4. L0: Automatic octave keys. L1: B?; bis key (B??); D?; E??; F?. L2: A?. L3: G?. L4: Articulated G??; C??; B?; B??. R1: F?; B??; C?; E?. R2: E?. R3: D?; F??. R4: E??; C?. Keymount type: pillars mounted on plates. Keyhead type: modern.Technical description: Curved body and crook (silver-plated); mouthpiece of ebonite with nickel-plated ligature and cap. Fitting for music card-holder. Instead of a separate side B♭ keyhead and tone-hole, the touchpiece for R1 opens the B♭ tone-hole on the front of the instrument. Rollers between B and C♯ keys for L4, and between C and E♭ keys for R4. L0: Automatic octave keys. L1: B₄; bis key (B♭₄); D₆; E♭₆; F₆. L2: A₄. L3: G₄. L4: Articulated G♯₄; C♯₄; B₃; B♭₃. R1: F₄; B♭₄; C₅; E₆. R2: E₄. R3: D₄; F♯₄. R4: E♭₄; C₄. Keymount type: pillars mounted on plates. Keyhead type: modern.

  • Measurements:850 (including mouthpiece); bell diameter 151.