The ascii fingerings for the sarrusophone in this index follow the Guatrot chart (after 1868) found in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47. All keys down:

    1 2 3 
x x x    |    x x x 5 4
11 10 9   8 7 6
                r

NOTE: keys 8, 7, and 6 are engaged by the right hand index finger. The "r" register key--available only on some instruments--is engaged with the right thumb. These are fingerings for written not sounding pitches.


C5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47. Jolivet, Michel and Richart, Robert. "The Sarrusophone." The Double Reed 8/2 (Fall 1985): 42. [Jolivet and Richart only give the first fingering.] Rehfeldt, Phillip. The Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone in America: A Present Day Perspective. The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 19 (1991): 38-39. [first fingering only.]

o x o | o o o   or    o o x | o o o

C5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65. Jolivet, Michel and Richart, Robert. "The Sarrusophone." The Double Reed 8/2 (Fall 1985): 42. Rehfeldt, Phillip. The Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone in America: A Present Day Perspective. The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 19 (1991): 38-39.

x o o |  o o o
       8

C5. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47.

x o o | o o o

C#5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47. Jolivet, Michel and Richart, Robert. "The Sarrusophone." The Double Reed 8/2 (Fall 1985): 42. [Jolivet and Richart only give the first fingering.] Rehfeldt, Phillip. The Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone in America: A Present Day Perspective. The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 19 (1991): 38-39. [First fingering only.]

                            2
o o o | o o o    or    x x x | x x x  4   or  x x x | o o x
                                 r                      r

C#5. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47.

  
x x x | x x x  4
  10

D5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65.

o x o | o o o   or    o o o | o o o     or   x x x | x x x
        6                     6                        r

x x x | o o o   or    x x x | x x x
          r                     r


D5. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47.

x x x | x x x   or    o o o |  o o o
  10                         8

D5. Jolivet, Michel and Richart, Robert. "The Sarrusophone." The Double Reed 8/2 (Fall 1985): 42.

x x x | x x x
          r

D5. Rehfeldt, Phillip. The Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone in America: A Present Day Perspective. The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 19 (1991): 38- 39.

x x x | x x x   or   o o o | o o o 
          r                  6

Eb5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65. Jolivet, Michel and Richart, Robert. "The Sarrusophone." The Double Reed 8/2 (Fall 1985): 42. [Jolivet and Richard only give the first fingering.] Rehfeldt, Phillip. The Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone in America: A Present Day Perspective. The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 19 (1991): 38-39. [First fingering only.]

                           1
x x x | x x x 5   or   x x x | o o o   or   x x x | x x o
          r                      r                    r

Eb5. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47.

x x x | x x x 5
  10

E5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65. Jolivet, Michel and Richart, Robert. "The Sarrusophone." The Double Reed 8/2 (Fall 1985): 42. [Jolivet and Richard only give the first fingering.] Rehfeldt, Phillip. The Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone in America: A Present Day Perspective. The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 19 (1991): 38-39. [First fingering only.]

x x x | x x o   or   x x x | x x o    or    x x o | o o o
          r                    r            11        r

E5. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47.

x x x | x x o 
  10

F5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65.

x x x | x x o   or   x x x | x o x   or   x x o | o o o
  10      r            10      r          11     7
                                                    r

F5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47.

x x x | x o o 
    10

F5. Jolivet, Michel and Richart, Robert. "The Sarrusophone." The Double Reed 8/2 (Fall 1985): 42. Rehfeldt, Phillip. The Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone in America: A Present Day Perspective. The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 19 (1991): 38- 39.

x x x | x o o
          r

F#5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65.

x x x | o x o 5  or   x x x | o o x   or   x o o | o o o
  10      r             10      r          11      7
                                                    r
x o o | o o o
  10      r

F#5.

F5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47. Rehfeldt, Phillip. The Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone in America: A Present Day Perspective. The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 19 (1991): 38-39. [First fingering only.]

x x x | o x o    or   x x x | o o x
  10                    10

F#5. Jolivet, Michel and Richart, Robert. "The Sarrusophone." The Double Reed 8/2 (Fall 1985): 42.

x x x | o x o

G5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65. Rehfeldt, Phillip. The Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone in America: A Present Day Perspective. The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 19 (1991): 38-39. [Rehfeldt only gives the first fingering.]

                         (1)
x x x | o o o   or   o x o | o o o   or   x x x | o o o
  10                   10      r          11     
                                                 

G5. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47.

x  x  x   | o o o 
11 or? 10

G5. Jolivet, Michel and Richart, Robert. "The Sarrusophone." The Double Reed 8/2 (Fall 1985): 42. [There is no difference between Jolivet and Richart's G5 and Ab5 fingering.]

x x x | o o o

Ab5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65. Rehfeldt, Phillip. The Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone in America: A Present Day Perspective. The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 19 (1991): 38-39. [Rehfeldt only gives the first fingering.]

    1                                         1
x x x | o o o   or   o o o | o o o   or   x x x | o o o
  10                                      11 10     r

Ab5. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47.

x x x | o o o 
11

Ab5. Jolivet, Michel and Richart, Robert. "The Sarrusophone." The Double Reed 8/2 (Fall 1985): 42. [There is no difference between Jolivet and Richart's G5 and Ab5 fingering.]

x x x | o o o

A5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65.

o o o | o o o   or   o o o | o o o   or   x x o | o o o
11 10     r            10    6              10    6  
                               r

A5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47.

x x o | o o o 
11

A5. Jolivet, Michel and Richart, Robert. "The Sarrusophone." The Double Reed 8/2 (Fall 1985): 42.

x x o | o o o

A5. Rehfeldt, Phillip. The Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone in America: A Present Day Perspective. The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 19 (1991): 38-39.

x x o | o o o   or   x x x | x x x 
11                   11

Bb5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65.

x x o |  o o o   or   x x o |  o o o
11      7             11      7  
                               r

Bb5. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47.

x x o | o o o 
11      6

Bb5. Jolivet, Michel and Richart, Robert. "The Sarrusophone." The Double Reed 8/2 (Fall 1985): 42.

x x o |  o o o
       7

Bb5. Rehfeldt, Phillip. The Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone in America: A Present Day Perspective. The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 19 (1991): 38- 39.

x x o | o o o   or   x x x | x x x 5
11     7             11

B5. Conrey, George A. "The Sarrusophone--An Update, Part Two." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 64-65.

x o o | o o o   or   x o o |x x x 5  or   x o x |x x x
11                                        11

x o o | o o o
11        r

B5. Gautrot, Pierre-Louis. Fingering chart for alto and tenor sarrusophone. Paris: after 1868. Facsimile contained in Joppig, Gunther. "Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass." The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 17 (1989): 47.

x o o | o o o   or   x o x | x x x
11

B5. Jolivet, Michel and Richart, Robert. "The Sarrusophone." The Double Reed 8/2 (Fall 1985): 42.

x o o | o o o

B5. Rehfeldt, Phillip. The Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone in America: A Present Day Perspective. The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 19 (1991): 38- 39.

x o o | o o o   or   x x x | x x o
11                   11


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