Baritone bugle, G, low pitch
Maker
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
Date1961
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
ModelLP Model 3125
Serial No.329997
SignedStamped on bell: MADE BY / Boosey & Hawkes Ltd / London. / MADE IN ENGLAND / B / BUGLE / VMarkingsStamped on side of bell: L.P. / 329997
Stamped on valve finger button: B
DescriptionChrome-plated brass, mother-or-pearl finger button, triple loop, main tuning slide at second bow, one Périnet valve parallel to bell, lowering the pitch by a fourth, bottom-sprung, single water keys at first bow and valve loop.
This instrument is listed in the Boosey & Hawkes instrument books as follows: LP Model 3125 Brass B&H Bugle, received June 15th, 1961, and charged out August 8, of the same year.
The design is modelled on the American bugle in 11-foot G with one valve (lowering the pitch by a fourth).
DimensionsHeight: 543 mm
Tube length: 3279 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide): 12.1 mm, 10.7 mm, 12.3 mm
Bell diameter: 163 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Express Music, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1989.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06960
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