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Mouthpiece for B♭ tuba.

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; semi-flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 2.25; intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 8.Cup volume 14890; shape quotient 1.324.

  • Date:
    Late 19th or early 20thcentury
  • Maker:
    Boosey & Co [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    London/England
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  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:length 88.1; external diameter 47.5.