Mouthpiece for cornet.

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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: Silver-plated; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.25; deep intermediate, almost conical cup shape with smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 1776; shape quotient 1.165. Overall size: length 58.8; external diameter 25.8. Sounding length: cup depth 18. Bore: cup diameter 16.5; minimum diameter 4.1. Depth of taper: shank depth 27.5. Diameter of taper: maximum 10.7; minimum 8.8. No inscriptions. Decorative features: Engraved bands round outside of cup. Purchased by lender with Koenig horn in F etc (1081).

Notes

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

Measurements

length 58.8; external diameter 25.8.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd ; Mickleburgh Collection

Accession Number

1882