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Alto saxophone. Nominal pitch: E♭.
Technical description: Ivory coloured plastic with brass crook, bell rim and keywork; transparent plastic linkage protectors. Curved body and crook. Rollers between B?, C? and B keys for L4, and between C and E? keys for R4. L0: Automatic octave keys. L1: B?; B??; D?; E??; F?. L2: A?. L3: G?. L4: Articulated G??; C??; B?; B??. R1: F?; side B??; C?; E?. R2: E?. R3: D?; F??. R4: E??; C?. Keymount type: Some keys on pillars mounted on plates, some on raised mounts from the plastic body. Keyhead type: Modern keyheads.Technical description: Ivory coloured plastic with brass crook, bell rim and keywork; transparent plastic linkage protectors. Curved body and crook. Rollers between B♭, C♯ and B keys for L4, and between C and E♭ keys for R4. L0: Automatic octave keys. L1: B₄; B♭₄; D₆; E♭₆; F₆. L2: A₄. L3: G₄. L4: Articulated G♯₄; C♯₄; B₃; B♭₃. R1: F₄; side B♭₄; C₅; E₆. R2: E₄. R3: D₄; F♯₄. R4: E♭₄; C₄. Keymount type: Some keys on pillars mounted on plates, some on raised mounts from the plastic body. Keyhead type: Modern keyheads.
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Circa 1935 - Maker:
John E. Dallas & Sons [Corporation] - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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England - 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:675; bell diameter 125.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15021