Keyed bugle. Nominal pitch: 4-ft C.

C Pace
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Instrument

Keyed bugle

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

C Pace

Place Made

England; Europe; London; United Kingdom

Date Made

Circa 1842

Description

Overall size: 447 (not including crook); bell 163. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.6 12.1 (both on crook and instrument body). Technical description: Copper body with brass keys, mounts and garland. Keyhead type: flat round. Inscribed on garland "IMPROVED / & MADE BY / CHAS PACE / 4? KING ST / WESTMINSTER" (number could be 40 or 49). Playing accessories: Bb crook. Usable pitch: Plays c 40 cents above A4 = 440 Hz in C, similarly in Bb. Performance characteristics: Plays well with (3025) and crook; gives warm, mellow sound. Purchased by lender with and possibly formerly used with mouthpiece (3025). Illustration references: Campbell et al. 2004, p.160 Figure 5.6a.

Notes

Arnold Myers; R. Parks 12.1.91; L. Haigh 30.3.91.

Measurements

447 (not including crook); bell 163.

Provenance

ex- Crispian Steele-Perkins collection.; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3024

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