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Tarogato;Saxophone

Tarogato, a kind of soprano saxophone from Hungary. Made of cocus wood with nickel alloy keys, simple system, nickel alloy ferrules and bell ring. With ebony mouthpiece with reed fixed with metal clamp.

  • Date:
    c.1900
  • Maker:
    Mogyorossy Gyula [?]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Hungary, Budapest
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  • Materials:Cocus;Wood;Plant;Nickel;Alloy;Metal;Ebony
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  • Inscriptions:MOGYOROSSY GYULA NANOSZERGYAR BUDAPEST [rest illegible]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 680 mm Max Diam [bell] = 82 mm