Mouthpiece for serpent,

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

Circa 1750

Description

Technical description: Ivory; round but extremely narrow rim contour; maximum bite curvature 0.75; hemispherical cup shape; sharp-edged throat. Cup volume 7990; shape quotient 1.569. Overall size: length 43; external diameter 32.8. Sounding length: cup depth 17. Bore: cup diameter 29.0; minimum diameter 6.5. Depth of taper: shank depth 14.9. Diameter of taper: shank not tapered, 13.5 with grooves for thread lapping, which is present. No inscriptions. Lent with, probably formerly used with and possibly supplied by manufacturer with serpent in C (3303). Illustration references: Workshop drawing by Raymond Parks published by the Collection, 1999; exterior view on web at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/

Notes

Arnold Myers, Aug 1995; R. Parks, 24.5.95.

Measurements

length 43; external diameter 32.8.

Provenance

Formerly on loan to the Collection. ; Accepted in lieu of inheritance tax by HM Government in 2025 from the estate of John William Phillips and allocated to The Musical Instrument Collection, University of Edinburgh

Collection

MIMEd ; Shaw-Hellier Collection

Accession Number

3304