Selmer Tenor Saxophone, used by James Moody: Museum Object and Cultural History
Selmer Tenor Saxophone, used by James Moody: date made: 1986-1987. user: Moody, James. maker: Selmer, Henri.
The object in the museum catalogue
80 Super Action Serie II, serial #385465. Made of brass. Perloid buttons and adjustable thumb rest. Previously owned and used by American jazz saxohpne and flute player James Moody.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1986-1987
- user: Moody, James
- maker: Selmer, Henri
- Object Name: saxophone
- Physical Description: brass (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 33 in x 6 in x 15 in; 83.82 cm x 15.24 cm x 38.1 cm
- place made: France: Île-de-France, Paris
- ID Number: 2016.0340.01
- accession number: 2016.0340
- catalog number: 2016.0340.01
- serial number: 385465
- Credit Line: Gift of Linda Moody
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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