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Tenor saxophone

Tenor 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 21 cylinder-cup keys mounted in posts with rods affixed to plates, with flat and needle springs attached to keys or posts, mother-of-pearl touches and ebonite rollers. Nominal pitch: B-flat.

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  • Decorative elements:Engravings on bell flare.
  • Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: SOLD BY / BESSON & Co / 198 EUSTON ROAD / LONDON / [star] / 3250|Stamped on brace plate of long keys: 1392
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.212 (Single) clarinets with conical bore
  • Repository:Museum of Army Music
  • Measurements:Height: 760mm; Bell diameter: 137mm