Mouthpiece for french horn.

Josef Hablowetz

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Josef Hablowetz

Place Made

Germany ; Central Europe ; Europe

Date Made

Probably 1950-1975

Description

Technical description: German silver; wide fitting; round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.75; deep intermediate, almost conical, cup shape; smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 2566; shape quotient 1.158. Overall size: length 65.1; external diameter 24.5. Sounding length: cup depth c 26. Bore: cup diameter 16.6; minimum diameter 3.6. Depth of taper: shank depth 33.8. Diameter of taper: maximum 8.7; minimum 7.6. Stamped on side of cup "H", at top of shank "MEISTER / HABLOWETZ". Purchased with cor sauterelle (207).

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, May 1995 & 12.8.95; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 65.1; external diameter 24.5.

Provenance

Purchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust.

Collection

Glen Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0636