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Alto saxophone
Alto saxophone made entirely of silver-plated brass, consisting of a conical tube with a U-bend that terminates in a bell flare, and having a curved neck (crook) where a single-reed mouthpiece is fitted. The neck joins the body through a ligature screw socket. It has 19 cylinder-cup keys mounted in posts with rods affixed to plates, with flat and needle springs attached to keys or posts. The instrument has an ebonite mouthpiece with an unsigned nickel-silver cap. The lyre holder is missing. Nominal pitch: E-flat.
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1905–28 - Maker:
Sax, Adolphe-Edouard [Person] - Collection:
Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.212 (Single) clarinets with conical bore
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: [Adolphe Sax monogram/trademark] / MÉDAILLE D'OR 1900 / Adolphe SAX / Feur de l'Académie Nle de Musique / 84 RUE MYRHA / PARIS / MADE IN FRANCE|Stamped on a couple of braces: DEPOSÉ|Stamped on mouthpiece: Riffault (gothic script) / FRANCE (and) 4 (by table)
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.212 (Single) clarinets with conical bore
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Height: 650mm; Bell diameter: 117mm