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Keyed bugle
Single-coiled, brass bugle with nickel-silver trimmings (rim, mouthpiece receiver, ferrule) and brass keywork. It has seven flat, round-cover keys mounted in saddles, a bossed ferrule, and a brass mouthpiece. The bell seam has slightly angled tabs. Nominal pitch: 4-foot C.
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1857–94 - Maker:
Moritz, C. W. [Person] - Collection:
Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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Berlin (Timezone: Europe/Berlin) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.213 Labrosones with fingerholes, with (wider) conical bore
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- Inscriptions:Engraved on garland: C. W. Moritz. / Königl. Hof. Instrumentenmacher. / Gips St. 15 in Berlin|Engraved on bell flare, just above garland: 1.B. 24. L.R. NoII.
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.213 Labrosones with fingerholes, with (wider) conical bore
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Length: 495mm; Height: 245mm; Bell diameter: 150mm x 155mm; Sounding length: 1215mm