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Keyed bugle in B-flat
Charles-Joseph Sax (Belgian, 1790–1865)
1841
Object Place: Brussels, Belgium
Medium/Technique
Brass, nickel silver
Dimensions
Length 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1973
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionSoprano in B-flat. Brass with German silver keys and trimmings. Cylindro-conoidal bore. Seven cup-shaped keys mounted on pillars (flaps of the keys have very small curvature; levers extend to the center of the flaps). Deep conical cup mouthpiece (brass) inserted into the tuning tube. The keys give the following nominal tones: b, c'-sharp, d', e'-flat (double for improving intonation), e', f'.
InscriptionsEngraved on bell: C. Sax. / à Bruxelles No 5991.; Stamped on bell rim: B / 1841
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)