Mouthpiece for trumpet.

Henri Selmer

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Henri Selmer

Place Made

Europe ; Paris ; France ; Western Europe

Date Made

Probably mid 20th century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; screw rim; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.0; intermediate cup shape with long tapered throat having minimum bore at c 11mm beyond bottom of cup; maximum throat curvature c 14. Cup volume 1173; shape quotient 1.180. Overall size: length 85.3 (rim screwed fully in); external diameter 27.7. Sounding length: cup depth 9. Bore: cup diameter 16.8; minimum diameter 4.0. Depth of taper: shank depth 38.5. Diameter of taper: maximum 11.3; minimum 9.3. Stamped on side of cup "HENRI / SELMER / PARIS" in wreath design; at top of shank "4". Purchased by lender with and probably formerly used with trumpet in Bb A (881).

Notes

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

Measurements

length 85.3 (rim screwed fully in); external diameter 27.7.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

1890