Re: [Hornlist] Wierd instruments

[Paul Mansur]

You have an old bugle from the days when they used bugles in "Drum and 
Bugle Corps."   Ludwig was a big time maker of percussion instruments 
and had someone build bugles for them.  The piston valve added some 
diatonic tones to the bugle's limited resources; the rotary valve put 
it in another key, but still with the piston's added tones for instant 
changes.  The bugles came in several sizes and keys, down to bass 
bugles.  Yours would be a tenor bugle in Bb and G, I'd guess; or Bb and 
F, depending on whether the rotary added tubing or reduced tubing.  The 
piston would be a step, likely.

Since I can't see it, I'm guessing a lot.

Cheers,  Paul Mansur

On Saturday, January 17, 2004, at 03:24 PM, Scott Hartman wrote:

Hiya,

Since we're on the topic, one of my students came by with a horn and 
asked me if I could tell him what it is.

It's a Ludwig. It has a trumpet mouthpiece, but it is the length and 
bore of a trombone, with what appears to be a trombone bell. The 
configuration is generally like a trumpet, but it has one piston valve 
operated by one hand and a rotary valve operated by the other.

Any ideas?

scottito
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