Mouthpiece for trompe de chasse.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

Late 19th or early 20th century

Description

Technical description: Brass; narrow round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5; conical cup shape with smoothly blended throat curvature. Cup volume 2958; shape quotient 1.000. Overall size: length 55.4; external diameter 25.7. Sounding length: cup depth c 20; grain length 0. Bore: cup diameter 18.7; minimum diameter 5.3. Depth of taper: shank depth c 26.5. Diameter of taper: maximum 8.2; minimum 6.4. No inscriptions. Decorative features: Milled ring at base of cup. Purchased by lender with trompe de Lorraine (3873).

Notes

R. Parks, 2004, 01.4.00.

Measurements

length 55.4; external diameter 25.7.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3874