Soprano saxophone, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Date1908 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelEvette & Schaeffer
Serial No.18010
SignedStamped on bell: BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARISStamped below: Evette & Schaeffer / Ance Mon Buffet Crampon & Cie / 18820 Passage du Gd Cerf / Paris / 18010
Markingsnone
DescriptionSilver-plated brass. Straight soprano with integral neck and dual octave keys. Written range: Bb-Eb. 2 octave keys. Bis Bb, side Bb, forked F#, and side C keys. Split Eb key. Alternate low Bb, B and C# touchpieces on right hand. No mother-of-pearl. Black little finger rollers. Keys on bell (from player’s perspective) with low B and low Bb on front; low C# on back.
DimensionsApproximate sounding length: 25 11/16 in (653 mm)
Bell diameter: 3 11/16 in (94 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00755
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