Mouthpiece for contrabass saxhorn.

Adolphe Sax

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Instrument

Mouthpiece ; Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Adolphe Sax

Place Made

Europe ; Paris ; Western Europe ; France

Date Made

Circa 1867

Description

Technical description: brass; round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.25; deep intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 6. Cup volume 16886; shape quotient 1.384. Overall size: length 96.0; external diameter 42.6. Sounding length: cup depth 37. Bore: cup diameter 28.4; minimum diameter 9.1. Depth of taper: shank depth 43.5. Diameter of taper: maximum c 14.5; minimum 13.1. Stamped on side of cup "AD. SAX / PARIS". Lent with, possibly formerly used with and possibly supplied by manufacturer with contrabass saxhorn in Eb (3229).

Notes

Arnold Myers, Aug 1995; R. Parks, 24.5.95.

Measurements

length 96.0; external diameter 42.6.

Provenance

Lent by National War Museum of Scotland 1987-65.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3230