Mouthpiece for serpent or bass horn.
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InstrumentMouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece |
Instrument FamilyMouthpieces |
Date MadeEarly 19th century |
DescriptionTechnical description: brass; flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.25; hemispherical cup shape; sharp-edged throat. Cup volume 5289; shape quotient 1.684. Overall size: length 80; external diameter 33.0. Sounding length: cup depth 15.5. Bore: cup diameter 24.6; minimum diameter 5.6. Depth of taper: shank depth 40.9. Diameter of taper: maximum 13.0; minimum 11.2. No inscriptions. Illustration references: Workshop drawing by Raymond Parks published by the Collection, 1999; exterior view on web at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/ |
NotesArnold Myers, Aug 1995; R. Parks, May-June 1995. |
Measurementslength 80; external diameter 33.0. |
ProvenanceFormerly on loan to the Collection. ; Accepted in lieu of inheritance tax by HM Government in 2025 from the estate of John William Phillips and allocated to The Musical Instrument Collection, University of Edinburgh |
CollectionMIMEd ; Shaw-Hellier Collection |
Accession Number3311 |