Sopranino saxophone, E-flat
Date1920-1925 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelTrue Tone 123
Serial No.152425
SignedEngraved on the bell: THE / Buescher (stylized) / ELKHART / IND. [within foliate engraving]Markings152425 / TRUE-TONE / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED / LOW PITCH [with Buescher trademark design, see handwritten catalogue sheet for drawing]
DescriptionGold-plated, hand burnished, mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Plastic rollers. Fingered range from Bb to high Eb, typical of pre-modern sopraninos. No trill G# key or alternate Eb key. Lyre holder near low C key. In this bizarre spatula key design, there is no separate G# key, a G# must be played by fingering the low B key.
DimensionsHeight: 463 mm (18 ¼ in)
Diameter of bell: 62.5 mm (2 7/16 in)
Diameter at neck: 7.9 mm (5/16 in)
ProvenanceGift of John Powers, Carbondale, Colorado, 1993.
Credit LineJohn Powers Collection, 1993
Object number05716
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