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Soprano saxhorn, E-flat
Date: 1865-1880 ca.
Place Made:Saxony, Germany, Europe
Place Distributed:United States, North America
Serial No: none
SignedUnsigned
MarkingsStamped on rotors and rotor spindles: VIII
DescriptionBrass, single loop, upright bell, telescopic tuning slide with gear at leadpipe, three top-action string-operated rotary valves (1, ½, 1½), stop arm, spiral-spring return.
The style of the braces may indicate Saxon origin. Similar bell-up E-flat sopranos were offered by various New York firms, such as Moses Slater and the Martin Brothers in catalogs of the 1870s.
The style of the braces may indicate Saxon origin. Similar bell-up E-flat sopranos were offered by various New York firms, such as Moses Slater and the Martin Brothers in catalogs of the 1870s.
DimensionsHeight: 448 mm
Tube length: 928 mm, 939 mm
Bore diameter receiver: 11.1 mm
Bore diameter valve slides: 10.5 mm
Bore diameter tuning slide (initial, minimum): 10.5 mm, 10.1 mm
Bell diameter: 137 mm
Tube length: 928 mm, 939 mm
Bore diameter receiver: 11.1 mm
Bore diameter valve slides: 10.5 mm
Bore diameter tuning slide (initial, minimum): 10.5 mm, 10.1 mm
Bell diameter: 137 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1986 from Robert Hazen, Bethesda, Maryland.
Terms
Credit Line: Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Not on view
Published ReferencesSilva, Ana Sofia. "Digging the Fifties: A Curatorial Perspective on 50 Objects from the NMM Collections." NMM Notes (October 2023): 24.
Sabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 3: Valves Evolve (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2017), pp. 208, 231, 250-251, 309.
Sabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 3: Valves Evolve (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2017), pp. 208, 231, 250-251, 309.
Object number: 06850