Mouthpiece for tenor saxhorn.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

Probably late 19th century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5; intermediate, almost conical, cup shape with smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 3394; shape quotient 1.098. Overall size: length 66.8; external diameter 30.4. Sounding length: cup depth c 22; grain length 0. Bore: cup diameter 19.6; minimum diameter 5.6 at c 26. Depth of taper: shank depth 32. Diameter of taper: maximum 12.7; minimum 10.0. No inscriptions. Purchased by lender and probably formerly used with tenor saxhorn (3925). Specific literature references: Vichy auction catalogue 17.6.00 liste complementaire (supplement) lot 327b.

Notes

R. Parks, 2004, 24.6.00.

Measurements

length 66.8; external diameter 30.4.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3926