Mouthpiece for cornet.

Couesnon & Cie

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Couesnon & Cie

Place Made

Paris ; Europe ; France ; Western Europe

Date Made

Early 20th Century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated. Seven rays cut into bottom of cup; flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5; intermediate, almost funnel, cup shape; maximum throat curvature c 16.Cup volume 1705; shape quotient 1.158. Overall size: length 57.3; external diameter 26.5. Sounding length: cup depth 15. Bore: cup diameter 17.0; minimum diameter 3.8. Depth of taper: shank depth 28.0. Diameter of taper: maximum 10.0; minimum 8.6. Stamped on side of cup "EMBOUCHURE RAYEE / GUILBAUT / BTE S.G.D.G."; stamped "COUESNON & CIE / 94, RUE D'ANGOULEME / PARIS" and at top of shank "No 2". General literature references: Rose 1895 p.39.

Notes

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

Measurements

length 57.3; external diameter 26.5.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

1153