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Bass saxophone, B-flat, low pitch
Date: 1922 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model: True Tone 130
Serial No: 110366
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by scrolling/foliate design: THE / Buescher / ELKHART / -IND.-
MarkingsStamped on the back below thumbrest: 110366 / LOW PITCH / [triangle, tuning fork, and bell trademark] TRUE-TONE / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED
DescriptionLacquered brass (later). Written range: Bb-Eb. One octave key. No Bis Bb. Side Bb, forked F#, side C keys. Off-set G# in plateau keys with mother-of-pearl touchpiece. Split Eb key. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Black little finger keys. Keys on bell (from player’s perspective) with low Bb on right side; low C# and low B on left side.
DimensionsApproximate sounding length: 115 in (2921 mm)
Bell diameter: 10 in (254 mm)
Bell diameter: 10 in (254 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 01045