Mouthpiece for cornet.

Hawkes & Son

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Hawkes & Son

Place Made

Europe ; London ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Late 19th or early 20th century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5; intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 6. Cup volume 1665; shape quotient 1.141. Overall size: length 56.1; external diameter 28.3. Sounding length: cup depth 14. Bore: cup diameter 17.5; minimum diameter 4.4. Depth of taper: shank depth 30.2. Diameter of taper: maximum 10.1; minimum 8.8. Stamped on side of cup "HAWKES / 3 / MODEL"; at top of shank "HAWKES & SON, LONDON".

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, 21.11.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995.

Measurements

length 56.1; external diameter 28.3.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3507