Mouthpiece for french horn.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

Probably late 19th or early 20th century

Description

Technical description: Brass with possibly traces of silver-plating on rim; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 0.75; cup profile a mixture of styles: conical, slightly funnel-shaped, with a long tapered throat.Cup volume 2622; shape quotient 0.771. Overall size: length 56.2; external diameter 25.9. Sounding length: cup depth c 28. Bore: cup diameter 17.0; minimum diameter 4.2. Depth of taper: shank tapers smoothly to join rim of cup. Diameter of taper: minimum 6.9. No inscriptions. Purchased by lender with and possibly formerly used with orchestral horn (1124).

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, May 1995 & 16.8.95; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 56.2; external diameter 25.9.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

Mickleburgh Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

1125