Mouthpiece for trumpet.

Besson

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Besson

Place Made

Europe ; London ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Probably third quarter of the 20th century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.25; intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 10. Cup volume 714; shape quotient 1.139. Overall size: length 87.3; external diameter 26.4. Sounding length: cup depth 9; grain length c 12. Bore: cup diameter 15.8; minimum diameter 3.7. Depth of taper: shank depth 40.4. Diameter of taper: maximum 11.8; minimum 9.9. Stamped on side of cup "Besson / 6A"; at top of shank "MADE IN ENGLAND".

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, 23.9.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 87.3; external diameter 26.4.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2818