Picture of brass instrument - The Bugle

Please contact direct via our site hakamdin (dot) com Bb, tunable, copper, large bore, brass-bounded bell, silver plated. The basic difference between bugles and trumpets is found in the shape of the bell. A bugle has a conical tube throughout with a funnel-shaped mouthpiece, while a trumpet has cylindrical tubing with a cup-shaped mouthpiece. The shape of the bell plus the shape of the mouthpiece produces a different quality of sound in each. The trumpet is known for its bright, strident, b... more