Mouthpiece for cornet.

Chappell

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Chappell

Place Made

London ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Circa 1895

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass. Triangular cut at bottom of cup; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5; intermediate cup shape with sharp-edged throat. Cup volume 1375; shape quotient 1.308. Overall size: length 69.2; external diameter 26.3. Sounding length: cup depth 13. Bore: cup diameter 16.3; minimum diameter 4.0. Depth of taper: shank depth 29.8. Diameter of taper: maximum 9.9; minimum 8.3. Stamped on side of cup "EMBRE / TRIANGULAIRE / ..." and "CHAPPELL'S / PATENT / 50 NEW BOND STREET / LONDON"; at top of shank "2". General literature references: Rose 1895 p.40.

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, 11.11.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 69.2; external diameter 26.3.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2813