{"id":13247,"date":"2009-10-01T08:34:47","date_gmt":"2009-10-01T15:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=13247"},"modified":"2009-10-01T08:34:52","modified_gmt":"2009-10-01T15:34:52","slug":"a-serpent-a-sarrus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2009\/a-serpent-a-sarrus\/","title":{"rendered":"A Serpent & A Sarrus"},"content":{"rendered":"

I happened to came across these photos by acb<\/a> last night. I have always been intrigued by both of these rarities, which are part of the Birmingham Conservatory’s collection of vintage instruments.<\/p>\n

Serpent<\/h3>\n

\"Serpent\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photography by acb\u00a0 Source: Flickr<\/a><\/h6>\n

Sarrusophone<\/h3>\n

\"smaller<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photography by acb\u00a0 Source: Flickr<\/a><\/h6>\n

acb writes (presumably in response to the writeup of the sarrusophone provided by the Birmingham Conservatory)…<\/p>\n

In a parallel universe, they still make these, while the saxophone is all but forgotten.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, sure… I like\u00a0the sarrus\u00a0fine. I like the rothophone too, but I ask you: What kind of worm hole would you have to go through to find a parallel universe were either one would trump a sax? :devil1:<\/p>\n

BTW, in case you’re curious what the text says, there is an enormous-sized version of this photo available for download<\/a> as well, and the text is completely legible. The sarrus in this photo was made by Rudall Rose Carte & Co. circa 1880.<\/p>\n

This text also provides a bit of history about sarrusophones in general. It states that Adolf Sax believed that the sarrus was a patent infringement on his saxophone. Therefore, he unsuccessfully tried to sue the patent holder of the sarrusophone, Pierre Gautrot. When that failed, Sax used his influence with the French military bands to prejudice them against the sarrusophone. Thus the sarrus was never given a fair trial, and never became properly established.<\/p>\n

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…this is just my blog<\/em>. <\/span> My \u201creal\u201d <\/b> website is<\/span> www.bassic-sax.info.<\/a> If you\u2019re looking for <\/span> sax info<\/strong>,<\/span> you should check it out too.<\/span>There\u2019s lots<\/em> there! <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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