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Mouthpiece for cornet.

Technical description: Silver-plated; walls of cup are terraced, with 2 steps fairly evenly spaced; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.0; conical cup shape; maximum throat curvature c5.Cup volume 931; shape quotient 1.053.

  • Date:
    Probably second quarter of the 20th century
  • Maker:
    Tompkins and Son
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Northampton/Massachusetts/United States of America
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  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:length 58.2; external diameter 27.7.