Contrabass bugle. Nominal pitch: 21-ft G.

F.E. Olds

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Alternative Title

Contrabass bugle.

Instrument

Contrabass bugle

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

F.E. Olds

Place Made

North America ; United States of America ; Fullerton

Date Made

Circa 1970

Description

Technical description: brass, matt-chrome plated, 2 valves. Bell section detachable. Valve type: 1st valve rotary; rubber buffers mounted on casing. 2nd valve Périnet, bottom sprung; alignment by key on piston, groove in casing bore. Overall size: 930; bell 403. Sounding length: minimum 5949. Bore: mouthpipe at c 38mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 12.5; m.t.s. at c 695mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 16.7; centre of rotary valve at c 873mm from mouthpiece receiver, (valve tuning slide 1 stuck, but fitted in middle of m.t.s., so presumably same bore); m.t.s. at c 1051mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 16.7; centre of piston valve at c 1349mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (2) 16.7; 3307mm from bell end, c 23.0; c 2646mm from bell end, 32.5. B = 0.48. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 14.7 - 13.8. Inscribed on bell "DURATONE / F.E. OLDS & SON / FULLERTON, CALIF.".

Notes

R. Parks 29.6.96, bore 19.2.00.

Measurements

930; bell 403.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3698