Alto saxophone, E-flat, low pitch
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Straight alto saxophone, E-flat, low pitch
Date1927-1929 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelTrue Tone 120
Serial No.180539
SignedEngraved on bell: THE / Buescher / ELKHART / IND.MarkingsStamped on back: 180539 / [triangle, tuning fork, and bell trademark] TRUE – TONE / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED / LOW PITCH / LICENSE / PAT. DEC. 8, 1914
DescriptionStraight alto saxophone. Gold/brass lacquer. Fingered range Bb to high F. Has G# trill key and alternate Eb, but no front altissimo F mechanism. The spatula key design is a typical Buescher design: the G# key is not included in the spatula keys and is offset higher and given a mother-of-pearl touchpiece. Keywork is identical to any other Buescher alto of the period, the bell has merely been constructed as a continuous long conical tube with no bend. The bell flares slightly at very end of instrument. The neck has a less drastic bend than on other altos. One of relatively few straight altos to survive.
DimensionsTotal length: ca. 41-1/2 in
Bell diameter: 4-1/2 in
ProvenanceGift of Arne B. Larson, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1988.
Credit LineGift of Arne B. Larson, 1988
Object number04369
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