Model 23 Compact

Curly mountain maple in dark-red finish, seasoned for over 20 years

Professional. Divided long joint

Silver-plated mechanism, automatic G ring key, high-D key, high-E key, E-F# trill, Eb key on wing joint, whisper-key mechanism operated on wing joint and self-acting from low-E key, whisper-key lock for left thumb, link between A and whisper-key, Ab-Bb trill key on boot joint for right thumb, B and Bb keys on long joint held in by individual brackets;

13 rollers – boot joint: one each on F key, F# key little finger, Ab key little finger and Bb key, two each on low-E key and F# key for thumb, one on Ab key for right thumb – long joint: one each on C# key, D# key, low‑D key and low-C key;

Five finger-holes and one tone-hole lined with sterling silver tubes extending into the bore, one tone-hole rubber-lined, wing-joint bore and small-side boot-joint bore rubber-lined, wide-side boot-joint bore partially lined, nylon-lined pivot screw keys