Mouthpiece for trompe de chasse.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

Late 19th or early 20th century

Description

Technical description: Brass; semi-flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.25; conical cup shape; maximum throat curvature 8. Cup volume 2775; shape quotient 1.000. Overall size: length 58.2; external diameter 26.2. Sounding length: cup depth c 21. Bore: cup diameter 18.1; minimum diameter 4.4. Depth of taper: shank depth 32.3. Diameter of taper: maximum 8.3; minimum 6.5. No inscriptions. Purchased by lender with trompe de chasse in D (3494) but not previously associated.

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, 16.8.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995.

Measurements

length 58.2; external diameter 26.2.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3495