Mouthpiece for ophicleide.

Thomas Glen

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Thomas Glen

Date Made

Circa 1860

Description

Technical description: brass; flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.75; intermediate, almost conical, cup shape; maximum throat curvature 16. Cup volume 6277; shape quotient 1.124. Overall size: length 64.1; external diameter 35.1. Sounding length: cup depth 23. Bore: cup diameter 25.4; minimum diameter 6.7. Depth of taper: shank depth 33.5. Diameter of taper: maximum 12.3; minimum 11.1. No inscriptions. Lent with, probably formerly used with and possibly supplied by manufacturer with serpentcleide in C (3367). Specific literature references: G.S. (1968) No 384. Illustration references: G.S. (1968) Plate XX (3).

Notes

R. Parks, 24.5.95; Arnold Myers, 27.10.93, Aug 1995.

Measurements

length 64.1; external diameter 35.1.

Provenance

Purchased by the Royal Scottish Museum from a Mr McLeod in 1914. ; Lent by the Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland, NMS 1914.443B.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3368