Yamaha B-Flat Tenor Saxophone, used by Charlie Ventura: Museum Object and Cultural History
Yamaha B-Flat Tenor Saxophone, used by Charlie Ventura: date made: 2001-. date made: 2001-2005. user: Ventura, Charlie.
The object in the museum catalogue
This saxophone was made by Yamaha Corporation, in Japan. It is a B-flat tenor saxophone YTS-62 Series, serial #003554. Made of brass. Stenciled on bell:
This saxophone was previously owned and used by American tenor saxophonist and bandleder, Charlie Ventura (born Charles Venturo, 1916–1992).
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 2001-
- date made: 2001-2005
- user: Ventura, Charlie
- maker: Yamaha Corporation
- Object Name: saxophone
- Physical Description: brass (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 34 in x 6 in x 6 in; 86.36 cm x 15.24 cm x 15.24 cm
- Measurements: neck: 11 in x 3 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 27.94 cm x 8.89 cm x 4.445 cm
- Measurements: cap: 3 5/16 in x 1 3/8 in; 8.41375 cm x 3.4925 cm
- Measurements: saxophone: 30 1/8 in x 10 3/4 in x 6 1/8 in; 76.5175 cm x 27.305 cm x 15.5575 cm
- place made: Japan: Shizuoka, Hamamatsu
- ID Number: 2013.0151.01
- accession number: 2013.0151
- catalog number: 2013.0151.01
- serial number: 003354
- Credit Line: Dolores De Pasquale in memory of Lewis De Pasquale
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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