Orsi saxophone full#

Sax lost on the grounds that the tone produced by the two families of instruments are markedly different, despite their mechanical similarities. This similarity caused Adolphe Sax to file and lose at least one lawsuit against Gautrot, claiming infringement upon his patent for the saxophone. The fingering of the sarrusophone is nearly identical as that of the saxophone. It is unclear if these were available for all sizes of the sarrusophone family, the most common examples being for the Eв™ contrabass. Later, single reed mouthpieces were developed which resemble alto or soprano saxophone mouthpieces. Like the oboe and bassoon, all sizes of sarrusophone were originally designed to be played with a double reed.

Orsi saxophone full#

Sometime after 1868, Gautrot also released a fingering chart indicating fingerings higher still up to a top B-flat, giving a range of three full octaves.ДЄll members of the sarrusophone family are made of metal, with a conical bore, and the larger members of the family resemble the ophicleide in shape. Initially, Gautrot advertised the range of the sarrusophone to high F as well, but later fingering charts indicated a range to high G. The traditional conventional range of the saxophone is written Bв™-F. * BB-flat Contrabass Bв™-G (Sounding Aв™-F)ДЄs can be seen, the non-transposed range of the sarrusophone is nearly identical to that of the saxophone. * CC Contrabass Bв™-G (Sounding at pitch Bв™-G) * EE-flat Contrabass Bв™-G (Sounding Dв™-Bв™) The sarrusophone was manufactured in the following sizes and had the following theoretical ranges: It was named after the French bandmaster Pierre-Auguste Sarrus (1813-1876) who is credited with the concept of the instrument (it is not clear if Sarrus benefited financially from this association) and its intended use was to serve as a replacement for the oboe and bassoon in bands, the tones of which lack the carrying power needed for the outdoor band music of that era.

The sarrusophone is a family of transposing musical instruments patented and placed into production by Pierre-Louis Gautrot in 1856.