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Mouthpiece for bass trombone.

Technical description: silver-plated brass, cup exterior and stem smoothly blended; medium rim contour; maximum bite curvature 3.0; intermediate cup shape.

  • Date:
    3rd quarter of the 20th century
  • Maker:
    Salvation Army
  • Collection:
    Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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  • Place of production:
    St Albans (Timezone: Europe/London)
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  • Inscriptions:Stamped at bottom of cup exterior "THE SALVATION ARMY" and "MADE IN ENGLAND"; stamped at top of stem "G TROM.".
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  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: length 74.6; external diameter 41.2. Sounding length: cup depth 25. Bore: cup diameter 25.6; minimum diameter 7.1.Depth of taper: stem depth 37.Diameter of taper: maximum 13.2; minimum 12.35.