Mouthpiece for flugelhorn.
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InstrumentMouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece |
Instrument FamilyMouthpieces |
MakerHawkes and Son |
Place MadeEngland ; United Kingdom ; Europe ; London |
Date MadeLate 19th or early 20th century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Silver-plated brass; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.75; intermediate cup shape with widely-flared throat. Cup volume 1729; shape quotient 1.163. Overall size: length 55.9; external diameter 26.8. Sounding length: cup depth 13.5. Bore: cup diameter 16.2; minimum diameter 4.1. Depth of taper: shank depth 28.7. Diameter of taper: maximum 10.8; minimum 9.1. Stamped on side of cup "HAWKES / 2 / MODEL / F"; at top of shank "HAWKES & SON. LONDON". Purchased with flugelhorn in B♭ (223). |
NotesRaymond Parks, 2004, 25.5.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990. |
Measurementslength 55.9; external diameter 26.8. |
ProvenancePurchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust. |
CollectionGlen Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number0647 |