Mouthpiece for tenor trombone.

W Monke

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

W Monke

Place Made

Cologne ; Europe ; Germany ; Central Europe

Date Made

1970 or earlier

Description

Technical description: german silver; screw cup, enabling depth to be increased by up to 8mm; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.0; intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 10. Cup volume 3984 (screwed in), 7935 (screwed out); shape quotient 1.197 (screwed in), 1.524 (screwed out). Overall size: length 84.2; external diameter 39.0. Sounding length: cup depth 16. Bore: cup diameter 25.0; minimum diameter 5.2. Depth of taper: shank depth 38.0. Diameter of taper: maximum 12.5; minimum 10.7. Stamped on side of cup "WILH. MONKE - KÖLN", near bottom.

Notes

R. Parks, 20 May 1995; Arnold Myers, Aug 1995; Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 84.2; external diameter 39.0.

Provenance

Bought new by lender from maker in 1970. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

0701