Mouthpiece for ballad horn.

Boosey & Co

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Boosey & Co

Place Made

London ; England ; United Kingdom ; Europe

Date Made

Probably 1896Overall seize: length 63.0; external diameter 27.2.

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5; deep funnel cup shape; maximum throat curvature 15. Cup volume 2998; shape quotient 1.173. Overall seize: length 63.0; external diameter 27.2. Sounding length: cup depth c 25. Bore: cup diameter 17.2; minimum diameter 4.9. Depth of taper: shank depth 29.5. Diameter of taper: maximum 10.4; minimum 8.9. Stamped on side of cup "39", and at top of shank "BOOSEY & CO. LONDON". Purchased by lender with, probably formerly used with and possibly supplied by manufacturer with ballad horn in C/Bb (3348). Illustration references: Workshop drawing by Raymond Parks published by the Collection, 1999; exterior view on web at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi

Notes

Raymond Parks, 1999, 19.8.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3349