Mouthpiece for serpent.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece ; Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

Early 19th century

Description

Technical description: Ivory; short shank; semi-flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.25; hemispherical cup shape; sharp-edged throat. Cup volume 10427; shape quotient 1.423. Overall size: length 56.4; external diameter 41.3. Sounding length: cup depth 23.5. Bore: cup diameter 29.6; minimum diameter 6.8. Depth of taper: shank depth 22.5 (integral ivory shank unevenly worn). Diameter of taper: maximum 14.0; minimum 12.7. No inscriptions. Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.152; Workshop drawing by Raymond Parks published by the Collection, 1999; exterior view on web at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/

Notes

R. Parks, 22.4.95; Arnold Myers, Aug 1995; Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 56.4; external diameter 41.3.

Provenance

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

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

1898