Instrument
Mouthpiece/Mouthpieces/Mouthpieces/Musical Instrument ; Mouthpiece |
Instrument Family
Mouthpieces |
Maker
Besson |
Date Made
Mid 20th Century |
Description
Technical description: Silver-plated brass; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.75; conical cup shape with smoothly blended throat. Cup volume 3195; shape quotient 1.000.
Overall size: length 66.2; external diameter 28.7.
Sounding length: cup depth c 27; grain length 0.
Bore: cup diameter 18.4; minimum diameter 4.4 at c 30.
Depth of taper: shank depth 36.
Diameter of taper: maximum shank external diameter 11.8; minimum shank external diameter 10.0.
Inscription at top of shank not legible.
Purchased by lender with and probably used by previous owner with tenor antoniophone (4503). |
Other Information
Specific usage history: Lent to Horniman Museum for "Sound Designs" Exhibition 2006- |
Notes
R. Parks, 9.4.05. |
Measurements
length 66.2; external diameter 28.7. |
Provenance
ex- Don Lock collection. ; on loan to the Collection. |
Collection
MIMEd |
Accession Number
4504 |