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Keyed bugle
Single-coiled, keyed bugle made of copper with brass trimmings (rim, mouthpiece receiver) and keywork. It has seven flat, round-cover keys (two missing) mounted in saddles, and a pigtail-shaped crook. The bell seam has tabs. Nominal pitch: 4-foot C.
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1840–1 - Maker:
Grayson, William - Collection:
Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.213 Labrosones with fingerholes, with (wider) conical bore
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- Inscriptions:Engraved on bell garland: Made by W. Grayson. / 5, Cooper St Westminster.
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.213 Labrosones with fingerholes, with (wider) conical bore
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Length: 485mm; Height: 235mm; Bell diameter: 158mm; Sounding length: 1180mm; Tuning bit length: 170mm