Mouthpiece for trumpet.

Barbe & Fils

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

Barbe & Fils

Place Made

Europe ; France ; Western Europe

Date Made

Late 19th or early 20th century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; adjustable throat, having six plungers approximately 2.1mm diameter with conical tips protruding into the throat region. Minimum area rather less than half the maximum. Medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.0; intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature c 15. Cup volume 1840; shape quotient 1.175. Overall size: length 68.5; external diameter 27.5. Sounding length: cup depth 15. Bore: cup diameter 17.0; minimum diameter 4.6. Depth of taper: shank depth 34.3. Diameter of taper: maximum 11.0; minimum 10.0. Inscribed on side of adjustment collar "BARBE & FILS / BERCK PLAGE / PAS DE CALAIS" within dotted ellipse, and "EMBOUCHURE RÉGLABLE / (BREVETEE S.G.D.G.)", and "ETOILE DU NORD" across rayed star emblem. Decorative features: Milled rings at top and bottom of adjustment collar. CS: With fitted hard case, black leather covered.

Notes

R. Parks, 2004, 24.1.98.

Measurements

length 68.5; external diameter 27.5.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3777