Alto saxhorn, F, E-flat
Makerby
Adolphe Sax & Cie
Date1843
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.4649
Signedon bell: Adolphe Sax a Paris 4649Description3 piston (Berlin) valves, brass, alternate main slides for E-flat6-foot F, 6½-foot E-flatDimensionsSounding length: 70”
Height: 6.4 cm
Bell diameter: 17.4 cmProvenancePurchased by Board of Trustees Tony Bingham, London, November 1989.Published ReferencesEvgenia Mitroulia, Adolphe Sax’s Brasswind Production with a Focus on Saxhorns and Related Instruments, Ph. D. thesis, university of Edinburgh, 2011, pp. 149, 330, 340, 409,
462.
Credit LineArne B. and Jeanne F. Larson Fund, 1989
Object number04878
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Adolphe Sax & Cie
1846-1854 ca.
