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Alto saxhorn
Alto saxhorn in E flat. Brass body. Four straight-through Périnet valves. Loop in tuning slide (original short tuning slide). Three inscriptions stamped on bell. The letters 'GA' appear within a vertical oval cartouche. A horizontal oval cartouche contains: SAXHORN/3111/ALTO; The letters AS [Adolphe Sax] appear containing the inscription: ALTOR SE/G.A PARIS; the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 are stamped on the respective valve casings.
- Date:
circa 1880 - Maker:
Gautrot aîné [Corporation] - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 423.232.11
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- Materials:cork, copper alloy
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category: 423.232.11
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 525 mm x 265 mm