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Mouthpiece for tenor trombone.

Technical description: Silver-plated. 9 rayed cuts in bottom of cup; medium to flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5/0.75; intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 12.Rim is flattened down at two opposite points, like the rim of a bowler hat.Cup volume 5706; shape quotient 1.252.

  • Date:
    Late 19th or early 20thcentury
  • Maker:
    Besson & Co [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    London or Paris
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  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:length 75.4; external diameter 36.5.