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Beware fuzzy photographs ......

This "silver" bugle was listed on eBay in 2013 with the small out-of-focus photographs shown below. As soon as it arrived, it became painfully obvious that the laser / machine-engraving had been added last week. It didn't take long for me to discover that these bugles, identical in every way, right down to the unusual design of the mouthpiece, were presently being made by a well-known London instrument-maker. During an exchange of emails, during which I confronted the seller with this evidence, he eventually came up with the ridiculous story that the original bugle had been stollen and that this was a recent replacement, commissioned by the family. The item was duly returned and I was fully refunded.

Note also the schoolboy misspelling of Albemarle.







Since this unhappy incident, I have purchased a number of presentation bugles, and would now immediately recognise the "CIV" instrument for what it was. Nothing beats the experience gained by handling genuine pieces.




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