Mouthpiece for tenor horn.

Couesnon & Cie

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Couesnon & Cie

Place Made

Paris ; France ; Western Europe ; Europe

Date Made

Late 19th or early 20th century

Description

Technical description: Brass. Eight rays indented in throat; semi-flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.75; deep conical cup shape with smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 2670; shape quotient 1.065. Overall size: length 65.5; external diameter 29.5. Sounding length: cup depth c 26. Bore: cup diameter 18.8; minimum diameter 4.5. Depth of taper: shank depth 31.7. Diameter of taper: maximum 11.8; minimum 9.2. Stamped on side of cup "EMBOUCHURE RAYEE / GUILBAUT / BTE S.D.G.D."; "COUESNON & C( ) / 9 RUE D'ANGOULEME / PARIS" and at top of shank "No. 1". General literature references: Rose 1895 p.39.

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, 9.9.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 65.5; external diameter 29.5.

Provenance

Formerly stock of Messrs J. & R. Glen. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

1893