Mouthpiece for flugelhorn.

Besson

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Instrument

Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Besson

Place Made

Europe ; England ; London ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Third quarter of the 20th century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated; semi-round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.0; intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 16.Cup volume 1301; shape quotient 1.125. Overall size: length 65.5; external diameter 27.6. Sounding length: cup depth 14. Bore: cup diameter 15.8; minimum diameter 3.9. Depth of taper: shank depth 30.3. Diameter of taper: maximum 10.8; minimum 9.4. Stamped on side of cup "Besson / 7F"; above top of shank "MADE IN ENGLAND".

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, 22.8.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 65.5; external diameter 27.6.

Provenance

ex- John Burt collection. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2320