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Buffet-Crampon company obtained a patent for extending the bell and adding an extra key to extend the range downwards by one semitone to B. This extension is standard in modern designs, with the notable exception of baritone saxophones which have keys down to low A. The upper range to F remained the standard for nearly a century until a high F key became common on modern saxophones.In the 1840s and 1850s, Sax's invention gained use in small classical ensembles (both all-saxophone

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