Saxonette, C (LP)
Distributor
Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Company
Date1915-1925 ca.
Place DistributedBrooklyn, New York, United States, North America
Place MadeFrance, Europe
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on bell: GRETSCH / SAXONETTE / [garland]Stamped on top joint and bottom joint: GRETSCH / SAXONETTE
MarkingsStamped at very top front of top joint: MADE IN FRANCE
Description4 sections: neck, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Grenadilla wood body. Nickel-silver neck, bell, keywork and ferrules. "Albert" system with 13 touchpieces and 4 rings. Wrap-around register key. Rollers for little finger keys. Patent C-sharp. Curved metal neck and upturned metal bell.
DimensionsBarrel: 58 mm (measured over largest part of curve)
Upper joint: 163 mm
Bottom joint: 212 mm
Bell: 138 mm (measured over largest part of curve)
Bore at top of top joint: 14.6 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.4 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 21.2 mm
ProvenancePaul and Jean Christian Collection, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2006.
Published ReferencesReeves, Deborah Check. "Historically Speaking." _The Clarinet_ Vol. 36, No. 4 (September, 2009): 26-27.
Credit LinePaul and Jean Christian Collection, 2006
Object number10965
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