The Tribute Rose Brass Bell G-Bugle
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September 2024 - All four versions are in stock and will be ready to ship. Will be transitioning the case eliminating the backpack rings, keeping the shoulder strap, and increasing the pocket size. And the USNA continues to purchase our Centennial Bugle. .
Features:
Plays in the key of G assisting the beginning player hit
the higher notes then a typical B-flat instrument. While the
traditional Boy Scout bugle is listed as a "G/F" bugle. In reality the "F"
is available by pulling the tuning slide WAY out. This makes for a very
squirrelly instrument with poor intonation. We've included the extra
long tuning slide, but since in reality the bugle plays best in "G" that's how
we market it and recommend it be used. There are many who feel the lower
pitch of the "G" bugle sounds more appropriate for the playing of "TAPS" even
asking trumpet players to drop their pitch by pressing down valves 1 and 2.
Has great playability for the beginning player, resonates easily.
Not to say it won't take practice to learn, it just takes a bit less work to
play.R ose Brass Bell makes for a superbly rich tone.
Trumpet mouthpiece receiver. The traditional Boy Scout
bugle often takes a cornet mouthpiece or a special mouthpiece, we made sure ours
was designed to use the same mouthpiece the scout is most likely to use in their
school instrument, which would be a trumpet. For the Tribute, we've added a Hex Receiver.
(Picture shows the Centennial Bugle) Large
throat and bell makes for a large sound, more of a
cornet characteristic. Designed to play taps richly, and take the edge off
of "To the Colors." For an example you see in the left a physical
comparison of bells to the Kanstul Regulation Bugle. It looks like Kanstul
used the same bell as their CHICAGO line of trumpets which tend to have a rather
bright sound. You can see the sharp radius on top with a very thin bell
waiting until the very end to flare out. Compared to the fatter,
cornet flare out of the Centennial bugle. The Kanstul plays with quite
a bit of edge to it's tone, more "trumpety" if you will, while the
Centennial has
a fuller, less edgy "Bugly" tone. In practice the Centennial plays a haunting TAPS and helps take the
edge off of a round of "To The Colors."
Especially helpful for someone like me with a lot of edge in their tone to begin
with (such as myself). Chorme plated tuning slide supports adds color and flare to the horn along with extra protection. Hex Mouthpiece receiver adds extra stabilization along with more area to "bite" in case the mouthpiece needs to be removed due to getting "stuck" (your local music store should help remove for free or a few dollars. Remember to always remove the mouthpiece after use and never hit the mouthpiece into the horn to seat). Shipped in Lacquered since it would be a shame to cover that Rose Brass bell and Chrome plating. Shipped with Case, Mouthpiece and Horn
Size: 17 1/4" inches long weighing 16.6oz without the mouthpiece, and
20 oz with mouthpiece.
The bore size is a trumpet standard .460
Available with a solid case with backpack straps offering great
protection with ease of transportation.
Comes with a trumpet "7C" style mouthpiece. Since
it uses a trumpet mouthpiece, it can be replaced quickly at any music store, or
used with the players current MP.
Made by Wisemann for Scoutbugle.com
In the Key of G (though can go lower with the extra long tuning
slide, but plays best as a G bugle)
Play quality, construction, case and looks can compete if not surpass any bugle on the market. Please send comments, etc to:
support Copyright www.ScoutBugle.com 2004-2023 Scoutbugle.com has no formal relationship with
the Boy Scouts of America The Centennialtm Bugle is a Trademark
of Scoutbugle.com
Our Tribute bugle takes the great acoustics of our Kevin Power designed Centennial bugle and adds many of the features of top of the line brass instruments..The first, and most expensive addition is the ROSE BRASS Bell. This contains more copper in the brass alloy creating a richer and more complex tone than the gold brass/yellow brass usually found in bugles. We've added chrome plated tuning slide supports which adds a bit of weight and support along with great looks. We've added a Hex receiver, similar to the Bach Stradivarius trumpet. This appears to seat the mouthpiece better while, in the rare case a mouthpiece gets stuck, giving more of a "bite" to the mouthpiece puller. And for a little kick, the traditional spit valve has been replaced with an "Amado" style. The case has been upgraded with a larger zipper, a smaller overall shape and thicker padding.
We'll only be selling this as a case based package.
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