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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:50 pm
by The Jackson
I'm not familiar with these G bugles. Does this one have one valve or two?
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:22 am
by Bandmaster
the elephant wrote:If you want to go old school and actually get a good horn you cannot beat an Olds Ultratone piston/rotor contrabass bugle. They play very well.
You mean one of these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0195581905
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:16 pm
by Conn 2J CC
I've got one of the Olds Ultratone piston/rotor Contras too. For about ten years it was my only "Tuba", which left an awful lot to be desired. Mine is in slightly worse condition than the one in the auction Bandmaster mentioned. There was one on eBay a couple of years ago I would have loved to have bid on, but didn't have the money at the time. It looked almost pristine and went for about $300, including a case that was in great condition. Although the Ultratones may play better than the Getzens, I'd still say mine is like playing a chrome plated bazooka with a Tuba mouthpiece. Oh well. At least I got it for free after helping instruct a corp I had marched with one summer. You can't beat that price.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:57 pm
by OldsRecording
the elephant wrote:
Yep, that's it!
Much larger, better sounding, blowing and playing contra. The DEG is a very small guy.
I played Mozart's Horn concerto #2 on an Ultratone at the Individual and Ensemble competition one year at the DCA Championships. Yes, they are cool horns.