Mezzo Soprano Saxophone in F. Better named Alto sax in F.
Conn Mezzo Soprano Saxophone in F dating back to 1928.
To my opinion it would be better to call it an Alto Sax in F. It’s pitch is a full 4th lower than a soprano and only a major second higher than a normal alto in Eb.
Conn only made these saxes in 1928 and 1929. Then the great depression was the cause that this model was discontinued.
Adolphe Sax (1914 - 1894), the inventor of the saxophone originally allready planned a series of 7 sax types in Bb and Eb for use in Military music and a series of 7 saxe