Alto sarrusophone

Alto sarrusophone
	Alto sarrusophone in E♭, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Woodwind instrument
Classification	Wind; Aerophone;
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	422.112; (Double reed aerophone with keys)
Inventor(s)	Pierre-Auguste Sarrus (concept); Pierre-Louis Gautrot (patent);
Developed	Mid 19th century
Playing range
	Alto sarrusophone in E♭ sounds a major sixth lower than written.
Related instruments
	Alto saxophone; Cor anglias; Oboe;
Builders
	Eppelsheim; Orsi (on request); Historical: Couesnon & Co.; Evette & Schaeffer; Gautrot; Orsi;
More articles or information
	Sarrusophones: Soprano; Alto; Tenor; Baritone; Bass; Contrabass;

The alto sarrusophone is the alto member of the sarrusophone family of metal double reed instruments. Pitched in E♭, its body is folded only once, and has a bocal that resembles the neck of a tenor saxophone.

Historically it was built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries principally by its inventor, Parisian instrument maker Pierre-Louis Gautrot and his successor, Couesnon & Co., as well as Evette & Schaeffer (now Buffet Crampon) and Romeo Orsi of Milan. It is currently only available by custom order, from Orsi or German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim.

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