Mouthpiece for Russian bassoon.

Photo by Arnold Myers © The University of Edinburgh

Instrument

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.

Notes

Arnold Myers, Aug 1995; R. Parks, 24.5.95

Measurements

length 75.8; external diameter 33.9.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd; Shaw-Hellier Collection

Accession Number

3308