Mouthpiece for keyed bugle.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

Probably second quarter of the 19th century.

Description

Technical description: Brass; semi-flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 0.5; almost conical cup shape; smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 2030; shape quotient 1.071. Overall size: length 74.4; external diameter 27.8. Sounding length: cup depth c 15. Bore: cup diameter 17.9; minimum diameter 4.7. Depth of taper: shank depth 33.3. Diameter of taper: maximum 13.5; minimum 11.8. No inscriptions. Allocated with and possibly formerly used with cornopean (955).

Notes

Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, 2004, Jul/Aug 1990; Raymond Parks 10.8.95.

Measurements

length 74.4; external diameter 27.8.

Provenance

Government allocation to the University, 1991.

Collection

C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0956