File:Grafton alto saxophone (late 1950s-early 1960s, Acrylic plastic), Grafton Company, London, England - MIM PHX.jpg

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Grafton alto saxophone (late 1950s-early 1960s, Acrylic plastic), Grafton Company, London, England - MIM PHX 

Alto saxophones
London, England, late 1950s-early 1960s
Acrylic plastic, copper

Grafton Company, maker
Jazz legends Charlie Parker and
Ornette Coleman both played plastic
Grafton saxophones.

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We read about the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) on Trip Advisor - it was the top rated attraction in Phoenix - and now we can see why! The museum is dedicated to musical instruments from around the world - the collection is fascinating, the exhibits are great and the hands-on displays were fun. We spent almost 5 hours here and still felt rushed - this place is definitely worth a detour.

I know nothing about musical instruments so if you happen to know what a particular instrument is, please feel free to comment on it. I tried to include as many labels as possible.

The museum is in Phoenix, AZ - we visited it in March 2014.

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Source Musical instruments on display at the MIM
Author Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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  • "Grafton cream acrylic plastic saxophone" in The Christie's catalogue for the Chan Parker Collection auction, Christie ""
    "the saxophone given to Charlie Parker in circa 1950 by an Englishman and used by him at the Massey Hall concert ... Although Parker is primarily associated with the King saxophone, he used this Grafton sax on more occasions than the Massey Hall concert. Chan recalls him playing it at the Open Door on May 9th, 1954 and he also played it on at least two other documented occasions. ..."

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