Hi,
Anyone tell me where i can buy a reasonably accurate bugle, please? The Amati ABG 201ii looks pretty much the same as some in photos, but i can't find one anywhere.
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Ed
I know just the person to ask. Sent him your inquiry, will let you know what he says. We need more buglers!
Awesome! The Taps Bugler (Jari Villanueva) was my source the answer posted above.Great! Thanks. I've Googled 'Clairon' ( after i found Taps Bugler), and there's quite a few out there, but all brass. I'll certainly look for a Couesnon!
Great! Thanks. I've Googled 'Clairon' ( after i found Taps Bugler), and there's quite a few out there, but all brass.
How's this? As you probably already know, there aren't too many pictures of buglers (that i can find anyhow), but could this be used? The only Couesnon bugles i can find are all dinged up pretty goodThomann CL-90 L Clairon - Bugle
Clairon Signal Trumpet in Bb Bell: 150 mm, Brass bell, Brass body, A traditional water valve, Tunable mouth pipe, Flugelhorn shaft, Clear varnish finish, Including deluxe gig bag and mouthpiecewww.thomannmusic.com
Very educational thread.
I know in the SCV, our Color Guard detachment out in Texarkana, dedicated folks with dedicated vets at the head, have a novel solution to the bugle problem. They use an electronic bugle that plays recordings through a speaker!
It bugs me they do that, but their logic is hard to argue with. They can't stand bugle players who screw up notes, (Taps is extremly sacred) so they use it to make sure Taps is dead on. Maybe I ought to try playing a bugle....
I love this forum already. Electronic Taps sounds like sacrilege to me. There's something spiritual about the real thing, but i get wanting everything absolutely perfect. Taps is moving and spiritual however it's played. I bet it sounded beautiful on fife.
I've played the British equivalent, Last Post, on a cornet, in a church. Also i'm a musician in the Swedish National Guard. When we do the changing of the guard ceremony at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, a trumpeter goes out and plays Assembly (for the old guard). Some bands use a bugle, but some use a cornet or trumpet. Here in Sweden, the military funeral/Remembrance signal is played on a side drum, and is called Tapto.
I will get in touch with Jari. If his website is anything to judge by, he knows what's what in bugling. If i still lived in England, i'd most likely be bugling at funerals or on Remembrance Sunday (Veterans Day).
Hehe....I'm one of those rare folks who don't use social media. I quit facebook a few years back, but thanks. Much appreciated. I have played flute and drum in my time. I play the Bass drum when we're marching. Not that we're doing much of that or anything else at the moment. What sort of fife are you using? i have a fife of sorts. A German instrument, metal, called a 'drum flute'(literal translation) which is the kind in use by few corps of drums here.It's great to have you on board! Since you're a military musician and also interested in the Civil War and reenacting, I suggest you visit our "Music & Songs of the 1860s" sub-forum! Lots of good stuff there about period music!
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Also, here's a Facebook page that you might find interesting that's dedicated to historic Fife, Drum, and Bugle manuals:
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If you're on Facebook, look me up and send a friend request! I've connected with several musicians in Europe, including a fifer in Poland and another fifer/drummer in England. And yes, Yari is the bugle and Taps expert--if you read his bio, you'll understand why. Given your musical skills and background, I'm sure you two will have a lot to talk about!
I understand completely--sometimes I wonder if "social media" is worth the effort and have come close to dropping it altogether a few times myself. I find focused forums like CivilWarTalk more appealing.Hehe....I'm one of those rare folks who don't use social media. I quit facebook a few years back, but thanks. Much appreciated. I have played flute and drum in my time. I play the Bass drum when we're marching. Not that we're doing much of that or anything else at the moment. What sort of fife are you using? i have a fife of sorts. A German instrument, metal, called a 'drum flute'(literal translation) which is the kind in use by few corps of drums here.
Yes, keyless, and very modern, if you see what i mean. Made in Germany, and a 'B'. I'll have a root around and find my old Eb that i used to play back in the day. In my old Corps drums, we used Bb for the melody, and Eb for the counter-melody. We had one or two soprano players, but we never had enough flute players, and too many side drummers. Everybody played bugle though. We sounded like this:
Here's the flute/fife. I should point out that we didn't play these in my old corps of drums. Ours had keys and were made of Ebonite or Rosewood.
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I went ahead and took a chance on an Ebay find. A Cousenon! From a guy in France. Fingers crossed she's a good'un. There's a ton of bugle call videos on YouTube. Did the Confederates use the same bugle calls as the Union? Is this video accurate?Awesome! Thanks for the picture and video! The drum flute is clearly modern, so not what Emmett was referring to, but it looks like a fun instrument--with the lip plate, thumb pad and raised finger holes it may be a little easier to play than a standard fife. As far as musicians are concerned, we have a similar problem here--always more drummers than fifers, but here, almost nobody plays the bugle!
They did use the same calls, but each bugler would add his own unique twist, so that their company would know who was playing.I went ahead and took a chance on an Ebay find. A Cousenon! From a guy in France. Fingers crossed she's a good'un. There's a ton of bugle call videos on YouTube. Did the Confederates use the same bugle calls as the Union? Is this video accurate?
Happy New Year, by the way. I wish you a successful 2021!
I went ahead and took a chance on an Ebay find. A Cousenon! From a guy in France. Fingers crossed she's a good'un. There's a ton of bugle call videos on YouTube. Did the Confederates use the same bugle calls as the Union? Is this video accurate?
Happy New Year, by the way. I wish you a successful 2021!