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Ceremonial and Signal Instruments
Included here are mostly valveless brass instruments which are used for ceremonial purposes or signaling such as  bugles, coach horns, and hunting horns. Natural trumpets and horns which are used primarily for performing music have been listed under separate categories.  Valved herald / fanfare trumpets are listed under trumpets.  Click on thumbnails below for detailed descriptions and photos

Contrebasse
Cavalry Trumpet
in Mi-b  c.1900
Alto Fanfare
Trumpet in Eb

Small Coiled
Hunting Horn
c. 1800

English Long
Coach Horn
c.1890

Tibetan Bhuddist
Raq Dung

Boosey Copper Bugle c.1910
German Rhein Horn in Eb
c.1930
German
Post Horn
c.1915

Henry Potter
Silver Bugle
c.1880
Pair Fanfare trumpets in
G and A
Roman Cornu Replica c.200AD
One Valve
Bugle c.1915

Coach Horn 19c.
Bronze LUR- c.1000BC
MocheTrumpet
Peru-100AD
RomanTuba
replica 500BC