Mouthpiece for Russian bassoon.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

Circa 1840

Description

Technical description: Brass; flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 0.75; edged cup shape; sharp-edged throat. Cup volume 5535; shape quotient 1.384. Repair History: Apparently an applied brass repair to rim. Overall size: length 75.8; external diameter 33.9. Sounding length: cup depth 16.8. Bore: cup diameter 25.7; minimum diameter 7.2. Depth of shank taper 29.0. Diameter of taper: maximum 14.3; minimum 11.8. No inscriptions. Apparently an applied brass repair to rim. Lent with, possibly formerly used with and possibly supplied by manufacturer with Russian bassoon in C (3307). Illustration references: Workshop drawing by Raymond Parks published by the Collection, 1999; exterior view on web at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/

Notes

Arnold Myers, Aug 1995; R. Parks, 24.5.95

Measurements

length 75.8; external diameter 33.9.

Provenance

Formerly on loan to the Collection. ; Accepted in lieu of inheritance tax by HM Government in 2025 from the estate of John William Phillips and allocated to The Musical Instrument Collection, University of Edinburgh

Collection

MIMEd ; Shaw-Hellier Collection

Accession Number

3308