Brass Instrument Mouthpieces     164 pp total

1. Drawing of cup mouthpiece reamer for an alto mouthpiece (C. 0. Conn) [24 KB, DjVu], 12/27/51. 1 oversize p

2. "Brass Mouthpieces, Standardization of Measurements I, Dimensional Characteristics of Brass Mouthpieces," Renold Schilke, The Instrumentalist, November/December 1952, pp 28-30. 3 pp

3. "Brass Mouthpieces, Standardization of Measurements II, Standardization and Classification of Brass Mouthpieces," Traugoft Rohner, The Instrumentalist, November/December 1952, pp 30-36, 38-39. 9 pp

4. "Brass Mouthpieces, Standardization of Measurements III, Materials for Mouthpieces," Ted Evans, The
Instrumentalist, November/December 1952, pp 39-40. 2 pp

5. "Brass Mouthpieces, Standardization of Measurements IV, Selection and Use of Brass Mouthpieces, Vincent Bach, The Instrumentalist, November/December 1952, pp 40-41. 2 pp

6. Letter, AHB from Michael Knauss, Austria, handwritten in German (first page badly faded), 3/8/63. 4 pp

7. "A Cinefluorographic Investigation of Brass Instrument Performance," Lyle C. Merriman and Joseph A. Meidt, J Research Music Ed, 16(1):31-38 (spring 1968). 8 pp

8. Brass instrument with damping in mouthpiece: calculations [22 KB, DjVu], 12/31/69. 1 p

9. Normalized brass-instrument mouthpiece length correction (no damping, single m.p. resonance): 2 graphs plus calculations [237 KB, DjVu], 1/1/70. 4 pp

10. More trumpet stuff: calculations and measurements [39 KB, DjVu], 1/1/70. 2 pp

11. Consider the brass instrument mouthpiece calculations and equations [117 KB, DjVu], 1/3/70. 3 pp

12. High-frequency input Z of a mouthpiece [205 KB, DjVu], 1/24/70. 7 pp

13. Input Z of a trumpet: calculations [30 KB, DjVu], 2/3/70. 2 pp

14. Admittance of a pipe with a cavity on one end: summary, calculations, and comments [205 KB, DjVu], 7/18/70. 6 pp

15. Bach 7-D mouthpiece: plot [167 KB, DjVu], 11/26/70. 1 p

16. Trumpet mouthpiece correction: calculations and graphs [394 KB, DjVu], 1/24/70 to 12/12/70. 12 pp

17. Bach 7D mouthpiece: studies including calculations, measurements [152 KB, DjVu], etc., December 1970. 7 pp

18. "Dear Abby" column in which well-known trumpeters are asked about whether kissing affects their playing, 5/10/71. 1 p

19. Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY) clipping announcing a public lecture by AHB, "In Pursuit of Good Wind Instruments, 5/1/72. 1 p

20. Modified King 7M mouthpiece with cylindrical backbore: measurements added to the plot of 11/26/70 on 5/5/72 and 5/6/72. 2 pp

21. Trumpet mouthpiece length correction (the 1000th review!) [618 KB, DjVu], November 1970 and 7/4/72. 16 pp

22. Mouthpiece plot, measurements, and chart-recorder trace, March 1973. 4 pp

23. Fluegel horn mouthpiece, Couesnon: details of measurements and alterations, 3/2/74. 2 pp

24. Experiments on trombone mouthpiece for King 5B, 3/22/74. 1 p

25. Embouchure and Mouthpiece Manual (manufacturer's booklet), Vincent Bach, 1968, rev. June 1974. (36 pp) 20 xeroxed pp

26. Various calculations: Low-frequency input impedance of a trumpet mouthpiece feeding an infinite pipe; Basic proportions of a mouthpiece; Cone mouthpiece effective length, with notation, "something wrong here!"; Conical mouthpiece for trumpet [128 KB, DjVu], all February 1975. 7 pp

27. Vienna horn mouthpiece: note on alteration to, 5/1/75. 1 p

28. Cornet mouthpiece: notes on alterations to, 4/8/77. 1 p

29. High-notes experimental trumpet mouthpiece: notes on alterations to [27 KB, DjVu], 5/7/77. 1 p

30. Fluegel horn mouthpiece, King 7M: details of measurements and alterations, 1979. 2 pp

31. Fluegel horn mouthpiece, King 7M (further changes in the King 7M mouthpiece altered in 1979): details of measurements and alterations, 1982. 1 p

32. Chart recordings: 2 strips titled "trpt mpc" and 2 titled '"Baroque trpt mpc," n.d. 4 pp

33. Schilke Trumpets and Cornets (manufacturer's booklet), n.d. (8 pp plus price lists) 7 xeroxed pp

34. The Proper Selection of Cup Mouthpieces (manufacturer's booklet), Jody C. Hall, 1963. (23 pp) 12 xeroxed pp

35. Schilke Mouthpieces for Brass (manufacturer's booklet), including "How to Select a Brass Mouthpiece," Renold 0. Schilke, with mouthpiece labeling system, cup diameters, and price list, October 1970. (14 pp) 7 xeroxed pp