Mouthpiece for tenor horn.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Place Made

Russia ; Eurasia

Date Made

Probably third quarter of the 20th century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; semi-round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.5; deep intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 12. Cup volume 3551; shape quotient 1.338. Repair History: Top of shank has been thinned down slightly (crudely). Overall size: length 75.1; external diameter 33.2. Sounding length: cup depth 20. Bore: cup diameter 20.2; minimum diameter 4.2. Depth of taper: shank depth 39.5. Diameter of taper: maximum 11.4; minimum 10.2. No inscriptions. Purchased by lender with, probably formerly used with and possibly supplied by manufacturer with althorn in Eb (2774).

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, 9.9.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 75.1; external diameter 33.2.

Provenance

Purchased in Leningrad in 1987. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2775