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Re: The Rifle Bugle
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:59 pm
by OldsRecording
the elephant wrote:Why, oh why has this never caught on? Why? Life would be so much better with this instrument making frequent and regular appearances in world of the trumpeter.
Probably because some bozo is liable to leave the safety off and wind up with a 7c lodged in his uvula.
However my big question is: Can you tune it with the sight adjuster (Hmmm...it's about two clicks sharp...)?
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:11 pm
by OldsRecording
schlepporello wrote: I have to wonder though, did they have the same ongoing debates that we do about which is better?
Lacquer vs Silver?
Rotory vs Piston?
3 valves vs 4?
Hollow point vs Full metal jacket?
30/06 vs 7.62mm?
How are the false tones?
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:16 pm
by OldsRecording
the elephant wrote:For trumpeters I believe it would be far more effective a presentation if played with a loaded magazine, a round chambered, safety off,
and
the
bolt
–––– c l o s e d ––––
Kind of a Maynard Ferguson meets Kurt Cobain thing...
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:08 am
by sandiegotuba
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:04 am
by Alex Reeder
The bouncing and the dancing is absolutely hilarious!!!
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:28 am
by OldsRecording
the elephant wrote:
Is it a bass bb gun or a contrabass bb gun?
No, silly. A bass would be an 'eb' gun...
Re: The Rifle Bugle
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:57 am
by windshieldbug
the elephant wrote:
It's OK. Really. He's English, so he blows through the right barrel!
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:29 pm
by iiipopes
Sure! What a savings to the battalion on a real bugle!
OK, what gives? -- The Enfield, as pointed out, is a .303.
The tip of a trumpet mouthpiece shank is .382 or thereabouts.
The tip of a cornet mouthpiece shank is .341 or thereabouts.
The tip of a flugel....
That would have to be one #@!! of a shot-out barrel, or possibly one of the .410 shotgun conversions?!
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:35 pm
by windshieldbug
iiipopes wrote:Sure! What a savings to the battalion on a real bugle!
OK, what gives? -- The Enfield, as pointed out, is a .303.
The tip of a trumpet mouthpiece shank is .382 or thereabouts.
The tip of a cornet mouthpiece shank is .341 or thereabouts.
The tip of a flugel....
That would have to be one #@!! of a shot-out barrel, or possibly one of the .410 shotgun conversions?!
Maybe a soprano mouthpiece, which would go along with the short length...
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 12:19 am
by windshieldbug
schlepporello wrote:Still though, a brass mouthpiece inserted into a rifled steel barrel can't be a good thing.
Doesn't seem to hurt a brass cartridge much!
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:24 am
by MartyNeilan
'nuff said
