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Charles-Joseph Sax (Belgian, 1790–1865)
about 1830
Object Place: Brussels, Belgium
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Length 29 cm (11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1985
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionSoprano in C. Two piston valves. Cylindro-conoidal bore. Brass. The tube is made in two parts. The first part (counting from the mouthpiece) includes a tuning slide and ends in a valve tube; the second begins with a valve tube and ends in a bell; both parts are connected by a short cylindrical tube to form a continuous air column. The piston valves are inserted directly into the valves tubes, and have their travel limited by the screws passing through slots in the pistons. Cup-shaped mouthpiece.
InscriptionsEngraved on bell: C. Sax. / Bruxelles no. 6325
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)