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Mouthpiece for contrabass.

Technical description: silver-plated brass; wide shank; semi-round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 3.0; intermediate cup shape; maximum throat curvature 6.Cup volume 16685; shape quotient 1.228.

  • Date:
    Probably third quarter of the 20thcentury
  • Maker:
    Nikkan
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Japan
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  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:length 97.7; external diameter 47.2.