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Just for fun, I wanted to share a pair of bugles I have!
The top is a silver plated DEG Dynasty euphonium bugle, built by Willson in the early 1980s. Has 2 piston valves, and interestingly it takes a medium/euro shank mouthpiece.
The bottom is a chrome plated F.E. Olds Ultratone bass baritone bugle from the early 1970s. Has 1 piston and 1rotary valve, and takes a small shank mouthpiece. This particular instrument once belonged to the Khiva Shriners Drum Corps, with the name spray painted on the case.
Both are pitched in the key of G, with the 1st valve lowering the pitch by a wholestep, and the 2nd valve lowering a halfstep. Since they only have 2 valves, they aren't fully chromatic, so you start losing notes towards the bottom of the bass clef staff.
The third photo shows the bugles in comparison to my Willson 2900.
The top is a silver plated DEG Dynasty euphonium bugle, built by Willson in the early 1980s. Has 2 piston valves, and interestingly it takes a medium/euro shank mouthpiece.
The bottom is a chrome plated F.E. Olds Ultratone bass baritone bugle from the early 1970s. Has 1 piston and 1rotary valve, and takes a small shank mouthpiece. This particular instrument once belonged to the Khiva Shriners Drum Corps, with the name spray painted on the case.
Both are pitched in the key of G, with the 1st valve lowering the pitch by a wholestep, and the 2nd valve lowering a halfstep. Since they only have 2 valves, they aren't fully chromatic, so you start losing notes towards the bottom of the bass clef staff.
The third photo shows the bugles in comparison to my Willson 2900.
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