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Keyed bugle
This instrument was played by Cox, in the Saffron Walden Town Band prior to 1840. It is a single-coiled, keyed bugle made of copper with brass trimmings (rim, mouthpiece receiver) and keywork. It has seven flat, round-cover keys mounted in saddles. The bell seam has tabs. There is a brass mouthpiece with a silver-plated cup and a very sharp rim. Nominal pitch: 4-foot C.
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England (?) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.213 Labrosones with fingerholes, with (wider) conical bore
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.213 Labrosones with fingerholes, with (wider) conical bore
- Repository:Saffron Walden Museum
- Measurements:Length (with mouthpiece): 495mm; Bell diameter: 144mm; Sounding length: 1195mm