Mouthpiece for trumpet.

J Higham

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

J Higham

Place Made

Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Probably c 1935

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated; round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.5; conical cup shape with tapered throat having minimum bore at c 11mm beyond bottom of cup; maximum throat curvature 6. Cup volume 634; shape quotient 1.110. Overall size: length 84.5; external diameter 26.5. Sounding length: cup depth 10. Bore: cup diameter 15.3; minimum diameter 3.8. Depth of taper: shank depth 52.0. Diameter of taper: maximum 12.2; minimum 9.7. Stamped on side of cup "HIGHAM / PREMIER".

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, 21.10.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 84.5; external diameter 26.5.

Provenance

ex- Sandy Blair collection. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3000