Alto saxophone, E-flat
Date1936 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelHandcraft Imperial
Serial No.111023
SignedMARTIN / Handcraft / IMPERIAL / ELKART / IND. / •U•S•A• [engraved on bell and surrounded with Art Deco engravings (very geometric)]MarkingsCECIL LEESON [engraved on band below signature] /[along side of body] ON THIS MARTIN ALTO FEB. 5, 1937 / WAS PLAYED THE FIRST TOWN HALL N.Y. RECITAL TO BE GIVEN BY A SAXOPHONIST /
MARTIN / 111023 / LOW PITCH [below thumbrest]DescriptionBrass, highly polished, lacquered, nickel-silver keys. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces, including touchpiece on octave key, black plastic (?) rollers. Left-side bell keys, front altissimo F mechanism, no alternate Eb key.ProvenancePreviously a part of the Cecil B. Leeson Collection, Muncie, Indiana.
Credit LineTransfer from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1994
Object number05751
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