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Mouthpiece for tenor trombone.

Technical description: Ivory; very short shank (which probably had a brass shank added with maximum diameter in the range 11.5-13.0); flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.0; edged cup shape; sharp-edged throat.Cup volume 5988; shape quotient 1.496.

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    Early 19thcentury
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    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Probably Britain
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  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:length 35.9; external diameter 35.5.