Bugle. Nominal pitch: 4-ft C.

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Instrument

Bugle

Instrument Family

Wind

Date Made

Late 19th Century

Description

Overall size: length 253 (excluding mouthpiece); bell 111. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.7 11.1. Technical description: 2 coils; copper with brass mounts; detachable mouthpiece with chain. No inscriptions. Chain broken. Usable pitch: Plays c 30 cents above A4 = 440 Hz. Allocated with, probably formerly used with, possibly supplied by manufacturer with and attached by chain to mouthpiece (993).

Notes

L.Haigh 1.10.85; R.Parks 12.1.91, Arnold Myers 20.4.92.

Measurements

length 253 (excluding mouthpiece); bell 111.

Provenance

Government allocation to the University, 1991.

Collection

C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0992