Mouthpiece for cornet.

Lecomte

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Lecomte

Place Made

Europe ; Paris ; France ; Western Europe

Date Made

Late 19th Century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.0; intermediate cup shape with tapered throat; maximum throat curvature c 6.Cup volume 1621; shape quotient 1.071. Overall size: length 57.6; external diameter 27.0. Sounding length: cup depth 12.6. Bore: cup diameter 18.2; minimum diameter 4.4. Depth of taper: shank depth 29.7. Diameter of taper: maximum 10.5; minimum 8.7. Stamped at top of taper "A. LECOMTE & CIE. / PARIS"; on side of cup traces of what may have been a monogram or trademark, not decipherable. Associated with Serpent Forveille (3683). When acquired by lender, it had been soldered into the crook, but is now separate.

Notes

R. Parks, 2004, 22.6.97.

Measurements

length 57.6; external diameter 27.0.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3684