Mouthpiece for cornet.

Courtois

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Courtois

Date Made

Circa 1855-Circa 1860

Description

Technical description: Brass with applied silver rim; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.75; funnel cup shape with smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 1865; shape quotient 1.266. Overall size: length 60.9; external diameter 26.0. Sounding length: cup depth c 16. Bore: cup diameter 16.3; minimum diameter 4.5. Depth of taper: shank depth 30.5. Diameter of taper: maximum 10.4; minimum 8.9. Stamped on side of cup "ANTOINE / COURTOIS / 88 R. DES MARAIS ST MARTIN / PARIS". Purchased by lender with, probably formerly used with and possibly supplied by manufacturer with cornet in Bb etc (3475). Illustration references: Workshop drawing by Raymond Parks published by the Collection, 1999; exterior view on web at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi

Notes

Raymond Parks, 1999, 18.11.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995.

Measurements

length 60.9; external diameter 26.0.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3476