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Soprano saxophone. Nominal pitch: B♭.
Technical description: Brass, one-piece straight body; fitting for music card holder. Ebonite (?) mouthpiece with metal ligature. L0: Two simple octave keys. L1: B₄; E♭₆; F₆. L2: A₄. L3: G₄. L4: G♯₄; B♮₃; B♭₃. R1: F₄; side B♭₄. R2: E₄. R3: D₄. R4: E♭₄; C₄. Keymount type: rod / pillar. Keyhead type: modern.
- Date:
1860 - Maker:
Sax, Adolphe [Person] - 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:577 without mouthpiece; 629 with mouthpiece.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15836