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Tenor saxophone, B-flat, high pitch
Maker: Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Distributor: Carl Fischer
Date: 1896 ca.
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Place Distributed:New York City, New York, United States, North America
Model: Evette & Schaeffer
Serial No: 11652
SignedStamped on front of bell: Carl Fischer / New York
Stamped on side of bell: BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS / Evette & Schaeffer / Ance Mon BuffetCrampon & Cie / Brevetes s.g.d.g. / 18 & 20 Passage du Gd Cerf / Paris / 11652
Stamped on back side: A P & M / Co.
Stamped on side of bell: BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS / Evette & Schaeffer / Ance Mon BuffetCrampon & Cie / Brevetes s.g.d.g. / 18 & 20 Passage du Gd Cerf / Paris / 11652
Stamped on back side: A P & M / Co.
MarkingsStamped near signature text beside “Paris”: MADE IN / FRANCE
DescriptionBrass. Written range: B-F. Dual octave keys. Side Bb, side C keys. No mother-or-pearl. No little finger rollers. Keys on bell (from player’s perspective) with low C# on right side; low B on left side.
DimensionsApproximate sounding length: 48 in (1218 mm)
Bell diameter: 5-3/8 in (137 mm)
Bell diameter: 5-3/8 in (137 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02202