EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COLLECTION OF HISTORIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

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List H7: Bugles, Cornetts and Ophicleides

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Signalling instruments
(1572)Hunting horn in E♭.Maxwell, London, c 1900.
(2346)Hunting horn in C, 10-inch model.Henry Keat & Sons, London, c 1960.
(2345)Three hunting horns at different stages of manufacture.Henry Keat & Sons, London, c 1960.
(1571)Hunting horn in C.J. Köhler & Son, London, c 1885.
(917)Hunting horn in C.T. Callow & Son, London, c 1900.
(6441)Fox-hunting horn, 12-inch model.Monzani, London, c 1807.
(1078)Animal horn in G. 
(357)Animal horn in D.J. & R. Glen, Edinburgh, 1968.
(5931)Miniature horn.Probably 20th century.
(2348)Hunting horn in B♭.England (?), 19th century (?).
(6416)Clewing-Horn [signalhorn] in 4½-ft B♭, 6¼ coils. 
(1570)Coach horn in G.England (?), 19th century (?).
(2341)Cornetín de órdenes in F.Spain, c 1980.
(2347)Tandem horn in E, 36-inch model.Köhler & Son, London, late 19th century.
(572)Coach horn in E♭.Probably England, late 19th century.
(915)Hanoverian bugle horn in D.England or Germany (?), c 1790.
(913)Coach horn in C.Probably Britain, Modern.
(5999)Coiled drag horn in 4-ft C.Boosey & Co, London, 1888 {34886}.
(2645)Heraldo corneta [signal horn] in C.Adoración Biu, Spain, 1986.
(3243)Russian bugle in C.Lemberg, Lekay & Co, St. Petersburg, c 1885.
(4221)Russian bugle in C.Probably late 19th century.
(6151)Russian bugle in C, two-coil.Probably late 19th century.
(5838)Bugle in C.William Shaw, London, c 1800.
(6089)Bugle in 4-ft C.By Collard & Collard, London, soon after 1832.(Frank Tomes Collection)
(3223)Bugle in C.Collard & Collard, London, c 1845.
(4113)Bugle in C.H. Distin, London, c 1860.
(2682)Bugle in C.Europe(?) c 1920.
(1132)Clarion in C.Probably Britain, late 19th century.
(2468)Corneta larga [bugle] in C.Honsuy, Spain, 1985.
(992)Bugle in C.Probably Britain, late 19th century.
(903)Bugle in C.A. Schürrlein, Nuremberg, c 1914.
(2343)Corneta de marcha [marching bugle] in C.Honsuy, Spain, c 1980.
(4279)Bugle in C.B♭.Late 20th century.
(6012)Coach horn in B♭, straight.C. Mahillon, Brussels, 1904 {1015}
(4066)Clairon chasseur in B♭.Couesnon, Paris, 1893
(696)Clarion in B♭.Hawkes & Son, London, c 1907 {21993}.
(3087)Clairon [bugle] in B♭.Couesnon, Paris, 1913 {14577}.
(3089)Clairon or bugle à pistons [valved bugle] in B♭, 2-valve.Couesnon, Paris, 1924.
(194)Bugle in B♭.T. Glen, Edinburgh, c 1880.
(1729)Bugle in B♭.T. Glen, Edinburgh, c 1880.
(4410)Bugle in B♭.Kohler & Son, London, c 1888 - 1896.
(1085)Bugle in B♭.Henry Potter & Co, London, c 1910.
(3264)Bugle in B♭.Late 19th or early 20th century.
(2845)Bugle in B♭.Boosey & Hawkes, London, c 1960.
(905)Pocket bugle in B♭.J. Higham, Manchester, c 1900.
(3836)Bersag horn in B♭.Orsi, Milan, probably early 20th century.
(3855)Bersag horn in B♭ alto.basso, 1 valve.Camillo Sambruna, Milan, 1893 or soon after.
(6554)Tenor bersag horn in 9-ft B♭.Hawkes & Son, London, c 1914 {35021}.
(6631)Bass bersag horn in  9-ft B♭.Potter, Aldershot, c 1915.
(3850)Bugle in 6-ft F.Elglas, Graslitz, early 20th century.
(3162)Clairon basse [bass bugle] in 9-ft B♭.France, 2nd half 19th century.
(4575)Clairon basse [bass bugle] in 9-ft B♭, 1-valve.Gaillard & Loiselet, Lyon, probably 1936.
(6230)Clairon contrebasse [contrabass bugle] in 18-ft B♭.Buffet Crampon, Paris, early 20th century.
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Flugelhorns
(3246)Soprano flugelhorn in E♭.F. Besson, London, probably 1873.
(3856)Petit bugle or soprano flugelhorn in E♭.Ouvriers Reunis, Paris, late 19th century.
(3499)Kornett [Swedish cornet or soprano flugelhorn] in E♭.Ahlberg & Ohlsson, Stockholm, late 19th century {1153}
(4285)Kornett [Swedish cornet or soprano flugelhorn] in E♭.Ahlberg & Ohlsson, Stockholm, c 1950 {7615}
(3608)Swedish kornett in E♭.Farre, Oslo, c 1930.
(6087)Alto [flugel horn]) in 4-ft C.Henry Distin, London, 1849-57, probably c 1855 {1456}.(Frank Tomes Collection)
(5727)Flugelhorn in C.Leopold Wauschek, Krems, second half of 19th century.
(1573)Flugelhorn in C.Löwin, Austria, c 1925.
(3299)Valved bugle in C.Pelitti, Milan, mid 19th century.
(6442)Lied horn in C / B♭ / A.Boosey & Co, London, 1876 {17159}.
(3592)Flugelhorn in B♭.Besson & Co, London, c 1908 {90389}.
(1150)Flugelhorn in B♭.Hawkes & Son, London, c 1903 {18110}.
(223)Flugelhorn in B♭.Hawkes & Son, London, c 1926 {51635}.
(3483)Flugelhorn in B♭.Higham, Manchester, probably c 1899 {48930}.
(6006)Kornett in B♭.Bertram, Rendsburg, c 1870.
(4530)Flugelhorn in B♭.Seefeldt, Philadelphia, c 1875.
(3889)Flugelhorn in B♭.Probably Austria, c 1900
(6661)Flugelhorn in B♭.Julius Altrichter, Frankfurt a/O., 1883-1915, probably early in this period
(873)Flugelhorn in B♭.F.X. Hüller & Co, Graslitz, 1939.
(2779)Flugelhorn in B♭.Kohlert, Winnenden, mid 20th century.
(2943)Flugelhorn in B♭, 3-valve.The Salvation Army, London, c 1899 {4445}.
(3481)Flugelhorn in B♭.Salvationist Publishing & Supplies, St Albans, 1930 {21997}.
(4654)Flugel horn in B♭.Boosey & Hawkes, London, 1959 {296436}.
(4418)Bugle [flugelhorn] in B♭, automatic regulating pistons.C. Mahillon, Brussels, c 1890.
(4206)Flugelhorn in B♭, compensating pistons.Boosey & Co, London, 1904 {67039}.
(4523)Flugelhorn in B♭, enharmonic.Besson, London, c 1912 {99584}.
(3857)Flugelhorn in B♭.H.N. White, Cleveland, Ohio, c 1932 {139475}.
(3194)Kuhlohorn [flugelhorn] in B♭.Ernst David, Bielefeld, c 1920.
(4100)Kuhlohorn [flugelhorn] in B♭.August Clemens Glier, Markneukirchen, mid 20th century.
(4238)Circular flugelhorn in B♭.Gautrot aîné, Paris, 2nd half of 19th century.
(4501)Orpheon alto [antoniophone] in B♭.Boosey & Co, London, 1889 {37582}.
(3664)Flugelhorn in B♭, 4-valve.Cerveny, Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia, probably 2nd quarter of 20th century.
(4419)Flugelhorn bugle in 51/2-ft G, 3-valve.DEG, Lake Geneva, U.S.A., 2004 {C4960}.
(5698)Echo flugelhorn, 4-valve.Josef Lidl, Brno, early 20th century.
(6632)Tenor flugelhorn in F, crooked in E♭.V.F. Cerveny, Königgrätz, late 19th or early 20th century {3034}.
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Alphorns
(1827)Alphorn in A♭.Julius Emmenegger, Eich, Switzerland, c 1975.
(3097)Alphorn in G / G♭.Adolf Oberli, Zwischenflüh, Canton Bern, c 1935.
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Cornetts
(3587)Cornettino in D.Ascribed to Arthur Falkner, London, early 20th century
(6633)Cornettino in D.Christopher Monk, Farnham, c 1967.
(5934)Cornettino in D.Christopher Monk, Farnham, c 1970.
(5932)Cornettino in C.Steinkopf, Germany, c 1970.
(3189)Cornett in A.Probably Venice, probably early 17th century.
(862)Cornett in A.Probably early 19th century.
(3190)Cornett in A.Probably 19th century, possibly earlier.
(3301)Cornett in A.Probably 19th century, possibly earlier.
(3588)Cornett in A.Ascribed to Arthur Falkner, London, early 20th century
(6635)Cornett in A.Christopher Monk, Farnham, 1967.
(1146)Cornett in A.Christopher Monk, Farnham, c 1968.
(192)Cornett in A.Christopher Monk, Farnham, c 1969.
(3191)Alto Cornett in G.Probably 19th century, possibly earlier.
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Serpents and Bass horns
(3303)Serpent, keyless.Probably France, probably 1768.
(3606)Serpent, keyless.Georges Antoine Baudouin, Paris, c 1820.
(998)Serpent in C, keyless, formerly 3-key.England, c 1825.
(6418)Serpent militaire [Serpent Piffault] in 8-ft C.Probably Piffault, Paris, early 19th century.
(1156)Serpent in C, 3 keys.Haye, London, c 1825.
(3372)Serpent in C, 3 keys.Metzler & Son, London, c 1825.
(1006)Serpent in C, 3 keys.England, c 1825.
(4571)Serpent in C, 3 keys.England, mid 19th century.
(6196)Serpent in C, 4 keys.Thomas Key, London, 1813-53, probably circa 1840.
(191)Serpent in C, 4 keys, left-handed.Joseph Taylor, Glasgow, c 1815.
(6061)Serpent in C, 5-key English military model.Ascribed to Pretty, London, 2nd quarter 19th century.(Frank Tomes Collection)
(1725)Serpent in C, 7 keys.Britain, c 1815.
(6056)Serpent in C, 11-key English military model.Roe, Liverpool, 1832-51.(Frank Tomes Collection)
(4440)Serpent in C, 11 keys.Britain, c 1840.
(3305)Bass horn, 3 keys.Jas. Fridge, London, c 1810.
(193)Bass horn in C, 3 keys.Britain, c 1825.
(3378)Bass horn in C, 3 keys.Richard Curtis, Edinburgh, c 1810.
(883)Bass horn in C, 3 keys.W. Sandbach, London, c 1830.
(3307)Russian bassoon, 3 keys.E. Pretty, London, second quarter of the 19th century.
(6099)Basson russe [russian bassoon] in C, 3 keys.Cuvillier, St Omer, 1800-1830.(Frank Tomes Collection)
(2980)Basson Russe [russian bassoon] in C, 3 keys.Cuvillier, St. Omer, France, c 1815.
(6500)Basson russe [russian bassoon] in C, 3 keys.Dubois & Couturier, Lyon, c 1840.
(6091)Serpent forveille in C, 3 keys.Forveille, Paris, 2nd quarter 19th century.(Frank Tomes Collection)
(3683)Serpent Forveille, 4 keys.Probably France, c 1835.
(3910)Serpent Forveille.Bonnel, Rouen, c 1835.
(3598)Ophimonocleide.Coëffet fils, Gisors, France, c 1835.
(6445)Chromatic bass horn in C.Probably J. Streitwolf, Göttingen, after 1820.
(2929)Contrabass serpent in 16-ft C, 11 keys.Joseph and Richard Wood, Huddersfield, c 1840.
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Keyed bugles
(3741)Keyed bugle in E♭, 7 keys.Jos. Greenhill, London, c  1835.
(3743)Keyed bugle in E♭, 7 keys.C. Kretzschmann, Strasbourg, c 1830.
(6657)Keyed bugle in E♭, 7-key Dresden model.Possibly Dresden, mid-19th century.
(6076)Keyed bugle in E♭ / D / D♭, 8 keys.Charles Pace, London, 1834-49.(Frank Tomes Collection)
(4446)Keyed bugle, 1 key. 
(3491)Keyed bugle in C, 6 keys.`Royal Kent Bugle', possibly Ireland, c 1820.
(6105)Keyed bugle in C, 6 keys.Thomas Key, London, c 1820.(Frank Tomes Collection)
(3309)Keyed bugle in C, 6 keys.Turton, Dublin, c 1820.
(990)Keyed bugle in C, 6 keys.anon, Britain, c 1820.
(3237)Keyed bugle, 6 keys.William Sandbach, London, c 1820.
(3310)Keyed bugle in C, 6 keys.G. Smith, Wolverhampton, Between 1818 and 1830.
(1134)Keyed bugle in C, 7 keys.Jos. Greenhill, London, c 1835.
(6098)Keyed bugle in C, 6 keys.Michael Saurle, Munich, soon after 1835.(Frank Tomes Collection)
(907)Keyed bugle in C, 7 keys.Halari (Jean Hilaire Asté), Paris, c 1830.
(3024)Keyed bugle in C, 8 keys.Charles Pace, London, c 1842.
(195)Keyed bugle in C, 11 keys.J. Macdonald, Edinburgh, 1825.
(3312)Keyed bugle in B♭, 6 keys.Embach, Amsterdam, c 1830.
(3858)Keyed bugle, 6 keys.Probably Germany, 2nd quarter 19th century.
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Quinticlaves and Ophicleides
(3239)Quinticlave in E♭, 9 keys.Gautrot aîné, Paris, 1844 or soon after {817}.
(3313)Serpentcleide in C, 9 keys.John Pask, London, Between 1849 and 1859.
(1160)Ophicleide in C, 10 keys, formerly 11-key `Smith G-sharp' system.George Smith, Birmingham, c 1840.
(6063)Ophicleide in C, 11 keys.Charles Pace, London, 1849-58.(Frank Tomes Collection)
(4287)Ophicleide in C, 11 keys.Gautrot aîné, Paris, mid 19th century.
(196)Ophicleide in C, 11 keys.attributed to Glen, Edinburgh, possibly France, c 1855 {453}.
(3096)Ophicleide in C, 12 keys.Henry Smith, Wolverhampton, c 1840.
(3367)Serpentcleide in C, 12 keys.Probably Thomas Glen, Edinburgh, c 1860.
(3590)Ophicleide in B♭, 9 keys.Gautrot aîné, Paris, c 1860 {207}.
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Miscellaneous bugle-related items
(3315)Crook for keyed bugle. 
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