Mouthpiece for trompe basse.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece ; Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

Late 19th or early 20th century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 3.0; deep conical cup shape with smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 4822; shape quotient 1.000. Overall size: length 72.6; external diameter 35.8. Sounding length: cup depth c 35. Bore: cup diameter 20; minimum diameter 6.1 at 34.5. Depth of taper: shank depth 37.0. Diameter of taper: maximum 12.2; minimum 10.1. Stamped at top of shank taper "No. 2".

Notes

R. Parks, 31.5.97.

Measurements

length 72.6; external diameter 35.8.

Provenance

ex- Bruno Kampmann Collection. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3726