Soprano valved bugle, in G. Chromium plated brass. One Périnet valve, introducing tubing to lower the pitch by a perfect 4th. Finger hook on bell section. Two tuning slides. Built with two water keys, both missing. Lacks valve finger button and mouthpiece. Inscription on bell reads:' MADE BY/Boosey & Hawkes Ltd/LONDON./MADE IN ENGLAND/S/BUGLE/V. Underside of bell stamped: 265314'.
The New World offered a range of marketing opportunities for Boosey & Hawkes, and their instrument designers were keen to develop models based on those already in use in America and Canada. 2004.828 is an example of an American G bugle with a discreet piston valve, concealed by the player's hand to give the impression that pitch changes are achieved purely by the lips, which Boosey & Hawkes imported this instrument in order to study the design. The instrument seen here is an example of the instruments that the company then produced for trans-Atlantic export. Many of the Boosey & Hawkes order book records for valved bugles in G state that they were intended to be sold in Canada. Transcription of workshop order book: 'date given out: 8th Nov. 1957; No. of instrument: 265314; Description: Soprano bugle L; Model: 3123; Workman's name: Sheridan'.
