Mouthpiece for keyed bugle.

John MacDonald

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Instrument

Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

John MacDonald

Date Made

Possibly 1825

Description

Technical description: Brass; very narrow rim with sharp bite, c 0.5; conical cup shape; maximum throat curvature 10. Cup volume 1720; shape quotient 1.062. Overall size: length 73.9; external diameter 21.3. Sounding length: cup depth 16; grain length c 10; backbore length c 49. Bore: cup diameter 17.3; minimum diameter 4.4. Depth of taper: shank depth 32.3. Diameter of taper: maximum 14.1; minimum 11.1. No inscriptions. Decorative features: Rings on outside of cup. Purchased with and possibly formerly used with keyed bugle in C (195). Specific literature references: G.S. (1968) No. 379. Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.150, p.126 with instrument (195), mis numbered as (159).

Notes

Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, 2004, Jul/Aug 1990; Raymond Parks 12.8.95.

Measurements

length 73.9; external diameter 21.3.

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

0633

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