Mouthpiece for tenor horn.

Boosey and Hawkes

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Boosey and Hawkes

Place Made

London ; England ; United Kingdom ; Europe

Date Made

Third quarter of the 20th century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; semi-round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.5; deep intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 14. Cup volume 2274; shape quotient 1.188. Overall size: length 68.6; external diameter 29.8. Sounding length: cup depth 20. Bore: cup diameter 17.6; minimum diameter 4.2. Depth of taper: shank depth 34.7. Diameter of taper: maximum 12.1; minimum 10.1. Stamped on side of cup "B. & H. STANDARD"; at top of shank "MADE IN ENGLAND". Purchased by lender with and possibly formerly used with tenor horn in Eb (2974).

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, 9.9.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 68.6; external diameter 29.8.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2959