C-melody tenor saxophone, low pitch
Distributor
H. & A. Selmer
Date1917-1927 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.50129
SignedSelmer [stylized text amid florid engraving] / NEW YORKMarkings50129 / LOW PITCH / LICENSE / PAT. DEC.8, 1914[on mouthpiece] TRADE MARK
[on ligature] MADE IN FRANCEDescriptionSilver body, silver touchpieces. Has G# trill key and alternate Eb key, but no front F mechanism. Bell keys are split. Early octave key, spatula keys, and bow design match those of other Buescher stencils with the exception of this instrument having no mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Selmer signature located on bell within a florid engraving.DimensionsOverall height: 690 mm (27 3/16 in)
Bell diameter: 121 mm (4 3/4 in)ProvenancePreviously a part of the Cecil B. Leeson Collection, Muncie, Indiana. Owned by Dr. Hewitt A. Waggener, whose daughter, Margaret Gould, donated the instrument to the Leeson Collection.
Credit LineTransfer from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1994
Object number05748
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