Mouthpiece for bugle.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

Possibly early 20th century

Description

Technical description: Brass; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5; intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 6. Cup volume 1063; shape quotient 1.124. Overall size: length 54.9; external diameter 27.4. Sounding length: cup depth 13. Bore: cup diameter 16.2; minimum diameter 4.1. Depth of taper: shank depth 28.7. Diameter of taper: maximum 13.1; minimum 10.9. No inscriptions. Purchased with contralto saxhorn in B♭ (219).

Notes

Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, 2004, Jul/Aug 1990; Raymond Parks 5.8.95.

Measurements

length 54.9; external diameter 27.4.

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

0644