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Tenor saxophone
Tenor saxophone in B flat. The body is of silver-plated brass. The keywork includes automatic octaves and rollered right-hand little finger keys. A stay connects the body to the bell and is soldered along the outside of the bend of the bell neck. The instrument is stamped with the serial number '39823' and the inscription: 'COUESNON & CIE 94 RUE D'ANGOULÈME, PARIS'. The mouthpiece is absent.
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1900-1970 - Maker:
Couesnon & Cie [Corporation] - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.212 (Single) clarinets with conical bore
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.212 (Single) clarinets with conical bore
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 26.9685 x 4.9213 x 15.3543 in.; 685 x 125 x 390 mm