Mouthpiece for tenor trombone.

Antoine Courtois

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Instrument

Mouthpiece ; Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Antoine Courtois

Place Made

Western Europe ; Europe ; France ; Paris

Date Made

Late 19th or early 20th century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated; round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.25; conical/cuspoid cup shape. Cup volume 5308; shape quotient 1.000. Overall size: length 75.0; external diameter 33.2. Sounding length: cup depth 37.5. Bore: cup diameter 21.3; minimum diameter 6.1. Depth of taper: shank depth 36.6. Diameter of taper: maximum 12.5; minimum 10.2. Stamped on side of cup "ANTOINE / COURTOIS / BREVETÉ / 88 R. DES MARAIS ST MARTIN / PARIS / 1". Illustration references: Workshop drawing by Raymond Parks published by the Collection, 1999; exterior view on web at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/

Notes

R. Parks, 16.5.95; Arnold Myers, Aug 1995; Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 75.0; external diameter 33.2.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3100