Mouthpiece for tenor horn.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

Probably late 19th century

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; semi-round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.75; almost conical cup shape with smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 2995; shape quotient 1.131. Overall size: length 67.2; external diameter 28.7. Sounding length: cup depth c 23. Bore: cup diameter 19.8; minimum diameter 5.0 at c 22. Depth of taper: shank depth 34.2. Diameter of taper: maximum 12.4; minimum 10.0. No inscriptions.

Notes

R. Parks, 2004, 14.6.97.

Measurements

length 67.2; external diameter 28.7.

Provenance

ex- R. Sheldon collection. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3716