Valved bugle. Nominal pitch: 4-ft C.

Pelitti

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Instrument

Bugle/Bugles/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Bugle

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Pelitti

Place Made

Milan ; Europe ; Italy ; Southern Europe

Date Made

Mid 19th Century

Description

Overall size: 315; bell 130. Sounding length: minimum 1148. Bore: centre of valve cluster at c 138mm from mouthpiece receiver, valve ports 10.9; 574mm from bell end, c 15.8; c 403mm from bell end, 22.3. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.5 11.0. Technical description: 2 coils, one of which is a circular loop at the distal bow; brass. Ligature tuning at mouthpipe. Two rings for cord; ring for chain to mouthpiece. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves. Valves bottom sprung, orientation by key on piston. Inscribed on embossed circular plaque on bell "PELITTI / MILANO" with crest in centre; on side of valve housings "1", "2", "3". Bell crumpled. Serious dents and cracks in bell section. Touchpiece of 1st valve missing. Stay between 2nd valve and bell section broken. Lent with and possibly formerly used with mouthpiece (3300).

Notes

R. Parks 17.4.93; measurements by E. Mitroulia.

Measurements

315; bell 130.

Provenance

Formerly on loan to the Collection. ; Accepted in lieu of inheritance tax by HM Government in 2025 from the estate of John William Phillips and allocated to The Musical Instrument Collection, University of Edinburgh.

Collection

MIMEd ; Shaw-Hellier Collection

Accession Number

3299