Saxophone

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Saxophone

Entry/Object ID

2020.9.2 A-F

Description

A: Buescher Saxophone. Main body of instrument. Possibly made in 1916. Silver plated. 25" x 8" B: Buescher Saxophone. Neck piece of instrument. Possibly made in 1916. Silver plated. 8" x 3" C: Buescher Saxophone. Mouth piece and reed of instrument. Possibly made in 1916. Silver plated, covered with black plastic, and contains an instrument reed. 3.5" x 1.25" D D: Buescher Saxophone neck strap. Leather and cord. Black and tan. 17" E: Buescher Saxophone reed in paper cover. On paper covering "Risler Music Shop Phone 2-6478 1005 Fredk. Ave. St. Joseph, MO". 4" x 1.25" F: Buescher Saxophone tool. Metal, silver. 6"

Made/Created

Date made

1916

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Saxophone

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Woodwind

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Instruments, Musical, Saxophones

Dimensions

Width

25 in

Length

8 in

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 17, 2020