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Tenor saxophone, B-flat, high pitch
Maker: Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Distributor: Evette & Schaeffer
Distributor: Carl Fischer
Date: 1897 ca.
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Place Distributed:New York, New York, United States, North America
Model: Evette & Schaeffer
Serial No: 12089
SignedStamped in logo on side of bell: BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS
Stamped underneath logo on side of bell: Evette & Schaeffer / Ance Mon Buffet – Crampon & Cie / Brevetes s.g.d.g. / 18 & 20 Passage du Gd Cerf / Paris / 12089
Stamped underneath logo on side of bell: Evette & Schaeffer / Ance Mon Buffet – Crampon & Cie / Brevetes s.g.d.g. / 18 & 20 Passage du Gd Cerf / Paris / 12089
MarkingsStamped beside signature text: MADE IN / FRANCE
Stamped on front of bell: Carl Fischer / New York
Stamped on front of bell: Carl Fischer / New York
DescriptionRaw brass. Written range: Bb-F. Dual octave key. Bis Bb, side Bb, forked F#, side C keys. No mother-of-pearl. Black little finger rollers. Keys on bell (from player’s perspective) with low C# and low Bb right side; low B on left side.
DimensionsApproximate sounding length: 52-1/4 in (1326 mm)
Bell diameter: 6-1/4 in (160 mm)
Bell diameter: 6-1/4 in (160 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 00657