Soprano saxophone in B-Flat
Object type: Soprano saxophone in B-Flat
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: French
Artist: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax
Artist bio: Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814–1894 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Belgian, active France
Date: 1882
Medium: unplated brass, wood
Dimensions: Bell Diam.  7.1 x L. 62.4cm (2 13/16 x 24 9/16in.); Mouthpiece: 6.5 mm; Body L. 56.8 cm; Bore diam. 10.5 mm
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed conical
Geography:  Paris   France  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889