Mouthpiece for cornet.

Boosey & Hawkes

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Boosey & Hawkes

Place Made

Europe ; London ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Probably third quarter of the 20th century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated. medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5; deep funnel, almost conical, cup shape with smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 1464; shape quotient 1.103. Overall size: length 56.8; external diameter 27.0. Sounding length: cup depth c 18. Bore: cup diameter 16.1; minimum diameter 4.0. Depth of taper: shank depth 26.4. Diameter of taper: maximum 10.0; minimum 8.8. Stamped on side of cup "KOSI KUP / REGD / MADE IN ENGLAND" and "C"; at top of shank "1½".

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, 18.11.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 56.8; external diameter 27.0.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2957