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Keyed Bugle in C

7 keys. Copper body with brass mouthpiece receiver, keys, key-hole chimneys, finger support and bell rim. 7 domed keys (originally soft leather inners) mounted on brass saddles: low B natural, Csharp, D, E flat, E natural, F, F sharp.

  • Date:
    c.1824
  • Maker:
    Greenhill, Joseph [Person]
  • Collection:
    Birmingham Conservatoire
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  • Place of production:
    London (Timezone: Europe/London)
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  • Inscriptions:Engraved on a silver plate on bell: “Josh. / Greenhills / New Improved / 18 Little Brittain / LONDON”
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  • Repository:Birmingham Conservatoire
  • Measurements:442mm; bell diameter: 149mm