Mouthpiece for posthorn.
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InstrumentMouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece |
Instrument FamilyMouthpieces |
Date MadeProbably late 19th or early 20th century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Brass; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.75; hemispherical cup shape; maximum throat curvature 3. Cup volume 1298; shape quotient 1.306. Overall size: length 56.2; external diameter 27.1. Sounding length: cup depth 10.5. Bore: cup diameter 17.2; minimum diameter 4.0. Depth of taper: shank depth 30.3. Diameter of taper: maximum 11.0; minimum 8.7. No inscriptions. Purchased by lender with posthorn in F (3018). |
NotesRaymond Parks, 2004, 2.9.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990. |
Measurementslength 56.2; external diameter 27.1. |
Provenanceex- Ernst Buser collection. ; on loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number3019 |