BlankHi! I am attaching a letter I just received from Randy Rach (some of you may be familiar with his compilation of bugle melodies) One attachment is a .jpg,...
There's a great quote in a letter from a private in the 7th IL infantry. After slogging through the winter roads in Tennessee the first winter of the war, he...
I just bought a bugle at a garage sale that i think is a M1892 bugle. The only identifier it has on it is 'bohemia' written near the mouthpiece. I've been...
Their phone number is (202) 433-2927 ... From: Goodman, Robert M. CIV NAVSISA Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 14:08 To: 'bugle@yahoogroups.com' Subject: RE: Who...
... I also have the same type of bugle, with what seems to be "bohemia" near the mouthpiece also.(very unreadable) The bugle has an "F" slide also. It was sold...
Let me know what you think! Any info is much appreciated! Thanks Cindy ... From: bugle@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bugle@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of MD Heath ...
It appears that we have the same type of bugle. I was never able to figure out what was written near the mouth piece until today matching it up to your...
Here is a better pic than the other one. Sorry about that! Cindy ... From: bugle@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bugle@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of MD Heath Sent:...
Cindy: I dunno. It looks like a typical M1930 field trumpet in G ("bugle") to me. Try pulling the tuning slide out and see if it can actually play all the way...
Mark: Bohemia is one of the two major provinces of the Czech Republic (the other being Moravia). It was also the site of a large German-speaking population. ...
Ok. Now I get to feel really dumb! :-) Where is the tuning slide? What is a tuning slide? Am I making it perfectly clear that I know absolutely nothing...
I'd love to see a photo but I think it is a M1892 (US Regulation) Field Trumpet in G. Of course, US Regulation means that the instrument was built to the US...
Cool! That's a first for me. Anyone else ever read about Fifer's and Drummer's belongings being carried on the wagons? RJ Samp 484 Hevern Drive Wheaton, IL...
Uh, oh! Newbie alert! The tuning slide is the U shaped metal tube located on the second loop of the trumpet that slides in and out (It should be greased). By...
Yep, some of us have formed an All Trombone Quintet with the 1892 G Trumpets....if you use half slide oil half valve oil on the crook you can get some nice...
Man...I've been discovered!! :) I can't get the tuning slide to budge. It looks like it was never intended to move?! Is that possible or is it just stuck in...
A 'trumpet' has predominantly cylindrical tubing (all brass instruments have a flare on the end of them...and even some of them are 'bell shaped'....which we...
Too Cool! Thanks for the headache. I just don't know if its from all the information or from laughing so hard!! :-) Either way, Thanks! Cindy ... From:...
... I believe there is a general rule of thumb that the country of origin is written in English on exported items made between the wars. For example, I have a...
Sorry, hit the send button to quickly. Are you talking about Drum and Bugle Corps 'bugles' in G with a couple of pistons/rotary valves....versus the modern...
Inspection music is mentioned in the current British Army manual, The Drill Manual 1990, which states when bands are meant to play. It does't state what is...
We (Bachman's Battery caisson) have been requested to assist with the re-internment of Casimir Pulaski in Savannah on Sunday. Some of the Polish cavalry is...
Jay: The only Polish call I know of is the famous "Hejnal Krakowska" or "Hejnal Mariacki" sounded by a trumpeter in Krakow from St. Mary's Church tower every...
... The appropriate "Dead March" for the 18th century is a tune for fife and drum called "Rosslyn Castle." That would be a nice touch if you have musicians...
