Mouthpiece for ophicleide.

J Higham

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Maker

J Higham

Place Made

Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Second half of the 19th century

Description

Technical description: Brass with silver rim; semi-flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.75; intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 12. Cup volume 8803 shape quotient 1.326. Overall size: length 74.6; external diameter 37.7. Sounding length: cup depth 27. Bore: cup diameter 26.8; minimum diameter 6.3. Depth of taper: shank depth 36.5. Diameter of taper: maximum 13.6; minimum 11.5. Stamped at top of shank "J. HIGHAM". Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.151, p.127 with instrument (2157); Workshop drawing by Raymond Parks published by the Collection, 1999; exterior view on web at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/

Notes

R. Parks, 3 May 1995; Arnold Myers, Aug 1995; Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 74.6; external diameter 37.7.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2158