Mouthpiece for cornet.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

Probably early 20th century

Description

Technical description: German silver; narrow medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5; deep conical cup shape with smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 1617; shape quotient 1.069. Overall size: length 56.4; external diameter 26.2. Sounding length: cup depth 17. Bore: cup diameter 16.6; minimum diameter 4.5. Depth of taper: shank depth 27.8. Diameter of taper: maximum 10.0; minimum 9.0. No inscriptions.

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, 17.4.93, 18.11.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995.

Measurements

length 56.4; external diameter 26.2.

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

3316