I haven't read much on Chamberlain's moment of glory at Little Round Top. However, unless there's documentation to the contrary, I'd think that instead of...
After reading of the Civil War bugle hoax on ebay, I thuought I would mention the other side of the ebay picture. There are bargains to be found. I had...
Some questions to ponder my friends, In the latest edition of Camp Chase Gazette Magazine (March 2007) on Page 38 there is a photograph of a formation of...
There was a PM from Florida (Key West, last name started with an S?) who is retired (from the hobby, et al)...met him at Antietam 135 September 1997. He had a...
RJ: You wrote: "...bugle bell on their thigh, bugle mouthpiece pointing at an angle toward the right (say 40 degrees)" This position and similar positions used...
... <snip> I think you're onto it, Robert. We know, for example, that the US Army was getting "Frenchified" during that era - the kepi, Zouaves, and Chasseurs,...
The guy you're thinking about is "Lou Stickles." The manual he wrote was actually for the "first" field music school, I think, that was ever done. Way before...
Ebay lot 260092021173 is a 1927 edition of SCOUTING FOR GIRLS. In the illustrations, they show four double pages from the book. The fourth page they show is...
Ebay Item number: 270095203256 is "LEAD TOY SOLDIER MOLD MAKING ACW WOUNDED CAVALRY BUGLER." You can't tell much from looking at the mold, but you can see the...
As for standing in attention or present arms I have seen two pics of a CW US inf. bugler and late 19th century German cav. trumpeter who held their instruments...
... Dear Jari et al: Does anyone have a C c Bflat crook neck or Bflat bugle for sale? My main one is the Gustav Schurman natural trumpet which won't work for...
Dear Patrick: I only have the G cav trumpet and everyone is supposed to be using B flat bugles. They are a lot harder to blow than the G cav, so I sort would...
... Oops! I didn't read ;-)!! I still will need a period bugle for the date though. Anita ************************************** AOL now offers free email...
You can use a valved instrument for this event http://www.tapsbugler.com/EchoTapsWorldwideArlington.html Instruments: For this ceremony please use a bugle...
This might be posted here somewhere, but I really don't want to sift through 9000 post. So if this sounds familiar please forgive me. I recently bought 2...
Personally my inf and cav cords are "braided" in the center, leaving enough on the ends to tie a knot inside the bends and hang at a comfortable length. I'm...
... Yea I have an Inf cord that I did the same with,braided in the center withe enouth to tie at the bends. But this Cav cord is no way near the same length...
The original cords were 7 yards long and only about 1/5" diametre so much thiner than the english cords everybody is selling. I finally will have them...
mine were the best available at the time, but in respect for the work that you have done, I will check them to see if they match up to your research... P...
Nope, the cords were all of the same length at least the QM manual 1865 and the later memorandas tell the 21 feet/7 yards length, too. They will certainly just...
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