Soprano saxophone in B-Flat

Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax, 1882

Artist

Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814–1894 Paris)

Date

1882

Culture or place

French

Medium

unplated brass, wood

Size

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

Type

Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed conical

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed