Bugle

Bugle in C. Copper tubing with brass tuning bit, mouthpipe, ferrules, mouthpiece chain eyelet, protection plate on the outer rear branch and bell garland. Twice wound. A chain with eight S-shaped links connects the mouthpiece to the eyelet on the inner rear branch. Mouthpiece is silver-plated. The tuning bit has a ferrule at the mouthpiece receiver with a spherical grip button at each side. The shank of the bit has twelve evenly spaced circumferential grooves. The end of the mouthpipe has a groove cut in the lower side, which is bridged by a tensioning bolt that passes through a threaded sleeve on each side to form a tube clamp. The bell inscription, which is stamped within an oval-shaped frame, reads: BESSON/LONDON