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Tenor saxhorn in E-flat
This instrument is associated with the Royal Marines Band, and it is a British Army Pattern no. 6632. It is a double-coiled, upright-bell tenor saxhorn made entirely of silver-plated brass with three piston valves. There's a water-key on the main tuning slide, and a pull ring on the second valve tuning slide. Nominal pitch: E-flat.
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1929–30 - Maker:
Besson & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
National Museum of the Royal Navy - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.232.2 Valve horns with wider bore
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: Besson & Co. prototype, Class A new standard LP, 135472, AP 6632, RMB 17|Stamped on second valve casing: [Besson trademark] / 135472|Stamped on valve casings: 1 2 3
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.2 Valve horns with wider bore
- Repository:National Museum of the Royal Navy
- Measurements:Height: 510mm; Bell diameter: 175mm