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Baritone saxophone

Baritone saxophone in E flat. Lacquered brass body, curved with looped neck, which positions mouthpiece below top of instrument. Felt-padded keys. Mother-of-pearl effect touches. Rollered little finger keys. Plastic mouthpiece with a ligature secured by two screws and a metal reed cap all original. A similar screw secures the detachable neck in socket at top of body. Cork-lapped tenon at mouthpiece receiver. A flat stay connects the top of the main body section to the neck socket. The stay has the Yamaha tuning fork logo at its centre. The bell decorated with art deco floral designs and inscribed on the right side: 'YAMAHA/ESTABLISHED IN 1887/JAPAN'. Accessories, all original, comprise: reed, case, plastic bag with castors for case, sling, cork grease, polishing cloth, owner's manual, pair of keys for case.

  • Date:
    April 1992
  • Maker:
    Yamaha [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    Horniman Museum and Gardens
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  • Place of production:
    Hamamatsu (Timezone: Asia/Tokyo)
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.212-7
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  • Materials:textile, cork, PLA, metal
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.212-7
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements: overall: 1020 x 550 x 190 mm