Mouthpiece for keyed bugle.

Köhler

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Instrument

Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Köhler

Place Made

United Kingdom ; London ; Europe ; England

Date Made

Mid 19th Century

Description

Technical description: Brass with applied silver rim; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.25; cup shape intermediate with very flared throat, almost double-cup.Cup volume 1919; shape quotient 1.144. Overall size: length 65.9; external diameter 25.8. Sounding length: cup depth 11.5. Bore: cup diameter 17.0; minimum diameter 4.6. Depth of taper: shank depth 31.8. Diameter of taper: maximum 12.1; minimum 10.8. Stamped at top of shank "KOHLER / OVENTGARDEN" (sic). Purchased by lender with and possibly formerly used with keyed bugle in C (3237). Illustration references: Workshop drawing by Raymond Parks published by the Collection, 1999; exterior view on web at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi

Notes

Arnold Myers, June 1995; Raymond Parks, 1999, 10.8.95.

Measurements

length 65.9; external diameter 25.8.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3238