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Alto saxophone owned and played by Charlie Parker
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Alto saxophone owned and played by Charlie Parker

H. N. White Company, American, 1893 - 1965 · ca. 1947

brass (alloy), silver, mother of pearl, cork (bark)
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Alto saxophone owned and played by Charlie Parker. The saxophone consists of seven parts: a body, neck, two [2] mouthpieces, two [2] ligatures and a reed.

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