Instrument
Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece |
Instrument Family
Mouthpieces |
Place Made
Europe ; England ; United Kingdom |
Date Made
Probably mid 20th century |
Description
Technical description: Silver-plated; round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.5; intermediate cup shape with smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 883; shape quotient 1.165.
Overall size: length 86.8; external diameter 26.4.
Sounding length: cup depth 10.
Bore: cup diameter 15.7; minimum diameter 3.8.
Depth of taper: shank depth 40.4.
Diameter of taper: maximum 12.0; minimum 10.1.
Stamped on side of cup "MADE IN ENGLAND".
CS: In brown plasticised canvas pouch with cleaning brush.
Purchased by lender with and possibly formerly used with trumpet in valve F (2513). |
Other Information
Specific usage history: Lent to Horniman Museum for "Sound Designs" Exhibition 2006- |
Notes
Raymond Parks, 2004, 21.10.95; Arnold Myers, June 1995; Arnold Myers, Nadine Parks, Jul/Aug 1990. |
Measurements
length 86.8; external diameter 26.4. |
Provenance
on loan to the Collection. |
Collection
MIMEd |
Accession Number
2514 |