Mouthpiece for tenor horn.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

Probably mid 19th century

Description

Technical description: Brass; wide rim; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.25; deep conical cup shape with smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 2239; shape quotient 1.031. Overall size: length 67.3; external diameter 30.8. Sounding length: cup depth 22. Bore: cup diameter 18.6; minimum diameter 4.4. Depth of taper: shank depth 32.8. Diameter of taper: maximum 12.0; minimum 9.2. Stamped at top of shank "2". Purchased by lender with and probably formerly used with clavicor in Eb/Db (3045).

Notes

Raymond Parks, 2004, 9.9.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990.

Measurements

length 67.3; external diameter 30.8.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3047