Mouthpiece for tenor trombone.
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InstrumentMouthpiece ; Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument |
Instrument FamilyMouthpieces |
MakerBesson and Co |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom ; Europe ; England ; London |
Date MadeLate 19th or early 20th century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Silver-plated brass; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.0; intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 15. Cup volume 6556; shape quotient 1.207. Overall size: length 74.2; external diameter 38.9. Sounding length: cup depth 26. Bore: cup diameter 24.9; minimum diameter 7.0. Depth of taper: shank depth 35.3. Diameter of taper: maximum 13.2; minimum 11.2. Stamped on side of cup "12 / T"; at top of shank "BESSON & CO / Prototype". |
NotesR. Parks, 9.5.95; Arnold Myers, Aug 1995; Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990. |
Measurementslength 74.2; external diameter 38.9. |
Provenanceon loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number2830 |