Mouthpiece for tenor trombone or baritone saxhorn.
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InstrumentMouthpiece ; Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument |
Instrument FamilyMouthpieces |
MakerAntoine Courtois |
Place MadeWestern Europe ; Europe ; France ; Paris |
Date MadeProbably second half of the 19th century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Brass with silver rim; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5; deep intermediate, almost conical, cup shape; maximum throat curvature 12. Cup volume 6442; shape quotient 1.308. Overall size: length 65.9; external diameter 35.0. Sounding length: cup depth 24. Bore: cup diameter 22.7; minimum diameter 6.5. Depth of taper: shank depth 29. Diameter of taper: maximum 12.5; minimum 10.6. Stamped on side of cup "ANTOINE COURTOIS / BREVETE / 88 P DES ... N / PARIS". |
NotesR. Parks, 27.5.95; Arnold Myers, Aug 1995; Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990. |
Measurementslength 65.9; external diameter 35.0. |
Provenanceon loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number2826 |