The traditional French bass saxhorn does not have a compensating system valveblock.
Instrument makers thought up a five-valve model with a whole series of fingering to deal with the widening tuning gaps in the lower register.
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Saxhorn Bass 164
Technical specifications
- Key : Bb
- Model : Mezzo
- Conical bore : .590" < .630" / 15 < 16 mm
- Bell : 11.02", handmade bell in rose brass / 280 mm
- Valveblock : Non compensating
- Features : Instrument body can be entirely dismantled
- 4th valve : Descends a fourth
- Finish : Clear lacquer finish or silver plated finish
- Options :
- AC164-1-0 : Clear lacquer finish
- AC164-2-0 : Silver plated finish
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