Euphonium. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Couesnon

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Instrument

Euphonium

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Couesnon

Place Made

Western Europe ; Paris ; Europe ; France

Date Made

1900 or later

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass. Ligature screw on main tuning-slide. Valve type: 4 Périnet valves. Repair History: Patched. Overall size: 618; bell 273. Sounding length: minimum 2575. Bore: mouthpipe at c 20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 11.8; centre of 3 valve cluster at c 300mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 14.5; centre of 4th valve c 428mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (4) 15.25; m.t.s. at c 532mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 15.95; 1287mm from bell end, c 26.4; c 1053mm from bell end, 37.3. B = 0.43. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.2 - 11.8. Inscribed on bell "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE PARIS" within banner / "1900" within double circle / "HORS CONCOURS / MEMBRE DU JURY / COUESNON & CIE. / 94. RUE D'ANGOULÈME / PARIS" / monogram AM within circle / further inscription indecipherable but beginning "CHURCH"; on side of valve casings "1", "2", "3" (but no inscription on 4th valve). Usable pitch: Old Philharmonic pitch.

Notes

R. Parks, 22.1.94, 8.1.00; A. Myers (bore) 20.1.10.

Measurements

618; bell 273.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2951