NMM 6850. Soprano Saxhorn in E-flat, after 1865
Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
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Saxhorns typically feature an upward-pointing bell with the leadpipe section positioned at a right angle to the bell. Although this saxhorn is unsigned, some stylistic features—like the braces—are similar to those of the circular cornet by E. F. Glier, suggesting some German influence. The instrument could only have been built after the expiration of Adolphe Sax’s saxhorn patent in 1865.
Body: Brass with single-looped tubing: leadpipe with telescopic tuning slide; valve segment; conical bell bow and bellpipe in one integral part; French rim.
Valves: top-action, string-operated rotary valves. Spiral-spring return mechanisms; reciprocal driver pivot stopped by V-shaped cork buffers (both of which are on the same side). Internal slide tubing. Windway: first, second, third valve.
Accessories: none
Sounding length: 939 mm; internal diameter, leadpipe: 10.5 mm; bore diameter (inner valve slides) 10.5 mm; bell diameter: 137 mm.
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