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Saxophone

Alto saxophone in Eb, of copper alloy. With ebony mouthpiece with reed.

  • Date:
    1859
  • Maker:
    Adolphe Sax & Cie [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    France, Paris
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  • Materials:Copper;Alloy;Metal;Ebony;Wood;Plant
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  • Inscriptions:13 No. 19804 Saxophone alto en Mi.b. bréveté Adolphe Sax a Paris [???] de la Mson. Milre. de l'Empereur [monogram]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 595 mm Max Diam [bell] = 140 mm