Baritone saxophone, E-flat
Maker
Adolphe Sax
Date1858 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.16722
SignedEngraved vertically along right of bell: (script) No. 16722 / Saxophone Baryton en [Mi] b breveté / Adolphe Sax à Paris / Fteur de la Mson Milre de l’Empereur / AS (monogram)MarkingsEngraved, vertically, above signature: MUSIQUE / COMMUNALE / DE DENAIN / 22
Stamped on the underside of bell flare: 84 23 1858
Engraved on left side of bell: Fre BONSECOURS / 26
DescriptionOne-piece body and attached neck. Brass. Dual octave keys. Side Bb only – no bis-Bb key or automated 1:1 Bb fingering combination. The Bb key tone hole is on the back side of the instrument. G# key is on back side of instrument as well and has a keyguard. Low B tone hole is not on either side of bell, but rather faces the player and is almost vertically in-line with the low C# key. No side C, forked Eb, alternate F# or G# trill keys. Eb/low C keys as well as G#/low C#/low B keys are “button” style and without touchpieces or rollers. Soldered tone holes.
DimensionsHeight: ca. 39”, ca. 990 mm
Bell diameter: 8”, 203 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Tony Bingham, London, 1986.
Published References"Sax Saxophones Exhibited at USD." _Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society_ 15, No. 3 (October 1986): 10.
Larson, André P. _The National Music Museum: A Pictorial Souvenir_. Vermillion: National Music Museum, 1988. (p. 40).
Ingham, Richard, ed. _The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone_. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. (p. 17).
Howe, Robert S. "The Invention and Early Development of the Saxophone, 1840-1855." _Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society_ 29 (2003): 172.
Credit LinePurchase funds gift of Jeannette G. Abbey, 1986
Object number04040
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