This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...bandmaster, R.A., in the possession of the R.A. Mounted Band, and also from a coloured photograph of Musician George Browning, kindly lent to the writer by his son, R. W. Browning, late bandmaster, Devon Artillery Militia and 2nd Devon Volunteers. A representation of a musician at this period is given in the Records of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...bandmaster, R.A., in the possession of the R.A. Mounted Band, and also from a coloured photograph of Musician George Browning, kindly lent to the writer by his son, R. W. Browning, late bandmaster, Devon Artillery Militia and 2nd Devon Volunteers. A representation of a musician at this period is given in the Records of Woolwich, and also in an engraving, by Ranwell, of a review at the R.M. Academy, Woolwich (1840). inch gold lace stripes. The bearskin busby was of great size, with a plume of scarlet feathers on the left side, which encircled the top. The non-commissioned officers, musicians, etc., wore a similar coatee, except that it was laced with half-inch gold lace, and smaller epaulettes. Trousers of dark blue1 with a two-inch gold lace stripe for the sergeant, and scarlet cloth stripes for the remainder. They also wore the bearskin, with a short horse-hair plume of scarlet on the left side. The boys wore the same as above, except that the lacing and epaulettes were of yellow worsted. In undress' the bandmaster wore a dark blue frock coat, the front of which was laced with six rows of black braid, collar and cuffs laced with the same. The non-commissioned officers, musicians, etc., wore a dark blue shell jacket with fourteen small buttons down the front, scarlet collar, the back seams being piped with scarlet. The band sergeant's jacket was similar, except that it was laced with gold. The forage cap was of dark blue, with a wide crown, and patent leather peak, scarlet cloth band and scarlet piping round the seams." The bandmaster and band sergeant wore gold lace bands. At this period the band carried no card cases; 1 Light blue trousers were abolished in 1847, and dark blue substituted. 1 The band had to pay for their undress uniform. 8 In 1852 th...
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