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Mouthpiece for french horn.

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.75; cuspoid cup shape.Cup volume 2376; shape quotient 0.609.

  • Date:
    Probably third quarter of the 19th century
  • Maker:
    Besson
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    London/England
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  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:length 62.0; external diameter 23.2.