Instrument
Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece |
Instrument Family
Mouthpieces |
Maker
Boosey and Hawkes |
Place Made
London ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom |
Date Made
Probably c 1933 |
Description
Technical description: Silver-plated; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5; intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 3 (i.e. quite sharp). Cup volume 4976; shape quotient 1.388.
Overall size: length 71.8; external diameter 36.4.
Sounding length: cup depth 20.5.
Bore: cup diameter 22.8; minimum diameter 6.5.
Depth of taper: shank depth 33.8.
Diameter of taper: maximum 12.6; minimum 10.9.
Stamped on side of cup "59"; at top of shank "B & H LONDON".
Purchased by lender with, probably formerly used with, and possibly supplied by manufacturer with tenor trombone in Bb (2496).
Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.146 with tenor trombone (2496). |
Other Information
Specific usage history: Lent to Horniman Museum for "Sound Designs" Exhibition 2006- |
Notes
R. Parks, 3.6.95; Arnold Myers, Aug 1995; Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990. |
Measurements
length 71.8; external diameter 36.4. |
Provenance
on loan to the Collection. |
Collection
MIMEd |
Accession Number
2497 |