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Alto saxophone. Nominal pitch: E♭.
Technical description: Brass; curved body and crook; thread lapping for mouthpiece; fitting for music card holder. Cocus wood mouthpiece with brass inlaid decoration and brass ligature. Brass thumbrest for R0. Brass clip for neck strap still attached to loop on dorsal side. Brace between body and bell. L0: Two simple octave keys. L1: B₄; D₆; E♭₆; F₆. L2: A₄. L3: G₄. L4: G♯₄; B♮₃; B♭₃. R1: F₄; side B♭₄; C₅. R2: E₄. R3: D₄. R4: E♭₄; C₄. Keymount type: Pillars on plates, Keyhead type: modern
- Date:
1869 - 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:655 with mouthpiece; 645 without mouthpiece.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17816