Mouthpiece for tenor horn.

F. Besson

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

F. Besson

Place Made

Paris ; France ; Western Europe ; Europe

Date Made

Late 19th or early 20th century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5; intermediate cup shape with smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 3597; shape quotient 1.205. Overall size: length 67.8; external diameter 30.0. Sounding length: cup depth c 23; grain length 0. Bore: cup diameter 20.4; minimum diameter 5.6 at c 20. Depth of taper: shank depth 33.3. Diameter of taper: maximum 11.8; minimum 10.2. Stamped on side of cup "F. BESSON / PARIS". Purchased by lender with cornophone contrebasse (4208). Specific literature references: Vichy auction catalogue 15.6.02 lot 452.

Notes

R. Parks, 2004, 21.9.02.

Measurements

length 67.8; external diameter 30.0.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

4209