Bass saxtuba in E-flat, 1855, Paris, France, French, brass, 51 × 36 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. ( × × cm), Aerophone-Lip

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Bass saxtuba in E-flat, 1855, Paris, France, French, brass, 51 × 36 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. ( × × cm), Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn, Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814–1894 Paris), Saxtubas were built as a family with instruments ranging from B flat sopranino to B flat contrabass. This bass in E flat was the second largest size. The striking appearance of the larger sax tubas was inspired by the Roman cornu as depicted on Trajan's Column

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