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This instrument was presented to Corporal J. Hudson by Lieutenant F. W. Wood, Director of Music and Band of H. M. Scots Guards, as a mark of esteem on retirement, in 1926. It is a trumpet made of silver-plated brass with three top-sprung pistons, with silver-plated nickel-silver buttons and cork bumpers. The instrument has a quick-change rotary valve switch to alter the pitch. There is a water-key on the main tuning slide bow. Nominal pitch: B-flat or A.

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  • Decorative elements:Bell flare engraved with flowers and foliage.
  • Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: The Clippertone / [flying eagle holding globe in claws] / HAWKES & SON / MAKERS / DENMAN STREET / PICCADILLY CIRCUS / LONDON. W / 50759 / PRESENTED TO / CORPORAL J. HUDSON / BY LIEUT F. W. WOOD, DIRECTOR OF MUSIC / AND BAND H. M. SCOTS GUARDS. / AS A MARK OF ESTEEM ON RETIREMENT / JANUARY 1926.|Stamped on 2nd valve casing: [star] / HAWKES & SON / LONDON / 8|Stamped on valve casings: 36 35 34|Stamped on 4th valve: Bb (and) A
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.1 Valve trumpets with short air column (less than 2 m)
  • Repository:Museum of Army Music
  • Measurements:Length: 495mm; Height: 180mm; Bell diameter: 120mm; Sounding length: 1300mm (B-flat); 1380mm (A)