Mouthpiece for quinticlave.

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Instrument

Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece

Instrument Family

Mouthpieces

Date Made

1844 or soon after

Description

Technical description: Brass; semi-round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.25; deep conical cup shape; maximum throat curvature 15. Cup volume 3038; shape quotient 1.149. Overall size: length 64; external diameter 30.2. Sounding length: cup depth 20.5. Bore: cup diameter 20.0; minimum diameter 5.0. Depth of taper: shank depth 30.7. Diameter of taper: maximum 11.8; minimum 10.2. Stamped at top of shank "No.1". Purchased by lender with and possibly formerly used with quinticlave in Eb (3239). Illustration references: Workshop drawing by Raymond Parks published by the Collection, 1999; exterior view on web at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi

Notes

Arnold Myers, Aug 1995; Raymond Parks, 1999, 10.8.95.

Measurements

length 64; external diameter 30.2.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3240