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Mouthpiece for contrabass serpent.

Technical description: Brass; flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5; edged cup shape; sharp-edged throat.Cup volume 19572; shape quotient 1.475.

  • Date:
    Circa 1840
  • Maker:
    Probably Richard and Joseph Wood
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Probably Upper Heaton, Huddersfield
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  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:length 87.2; external diameter 41.1.