| Tenor sarrusophone | |
| Image Capt: | Tenor sarrusophone in B♭, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Background: | woodwind |
| Hornbostel Sachs: | 422.112 |
| Hornbostel Sachs Desc: | Double reed aerophone with keys |
| Developed: | Mid 19th century |
| Range: | Tenor sarrusophone in B♭ sounds a major ninth lower than written.[1] |
| Builders: | Orsi (on request)----Historical: |
| Articles: | Sarrusophones: |
The tenor sarrusophone is the tenor member of the sarrusophone family of metal double reed wind instruments, pitched in B♭ with the same range as the tenor saxophone. They were originally made in the late 19th and early 20th century by Orsi, and his successor, and Evette & Schaeffer (now Buffet Crampon). Currently they are made only by Orsi on special order.[2]