Mouthpiece for tenor horn.

Denis Wick

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Denis Wick

Place Made

London ; England ; United Kingdom ; Europe

Date Made

Circa 1975

Description

Technical description: Gold-plated; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.75; deep conical cup shape with smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 3234; shape quotient 1.090. Overall size: length 66.1; external diameter 29.8. Sounding length: cup depth c 29. Bore: cup diameter 17.5; minimum diameter 5.3. Depth of taper: shank depth 31.4. Diameter of taper: maximum 12.4; minimum 10.5. Stamped on side of cup "DENIS WICK LONDON" and "5". CS: With brown vinyl cloth soft pouch. General literature references: Described in maker's brochure as 'uses a deep funnel cup for maximum quality of tone and flexibility with matched throat and backbore for perfect intonation; open V backbore'. Purchased by lender with bugle alto or cavalry tenor horn in F (3484).

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, 23.9.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995.

Measurements

length 66.1; external diameter 29.8.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3485