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Duty bugle in B-flat
Double coiled duty bugle made of copper with brass trimmings (rim, bow guard, ferrule, mouthpiece receiver, chain ring plate). Nickel-silver mouthpiece and partial brass chain. Nominal pitch: 4 1/2-ft Bb. This instrument was presented to C. Coy Women’s Royal Army Corps, Omagh, Northern Ireland.
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1940 - Maker:
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National Army Museum - Inventory number:
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England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.121.22 End-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes, with mouthpiece
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on mouthpiece: POTTER / LONDON
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.121.22 End-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes, with mouthpiece
- Repository:National Army Museum
- Measurements:Length: 275mm; Height: 175mm; Bell diameter: 100-102mm