Bugles Across America
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If you live in the United States and have a few extra minutes once a month or so, please consider joining Bugles Across America, a service organization dedicated to providing live buglers at Military Funerals and Functions. I have personally performed for several veterans' funerals, as well as a number of Veteran's Day celebrations. It is always satisfying and, occasionally, you get free food!
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@administrator I have served in that group.
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A well-respected organization. Playing Taps is always a profoundly rewarding experience.
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Thank you for serving. I recently had the opportunity to go to my grandfather's funeral. He was definitely an American patriot and served in the National Guard of Missouri. I very much love and miss this man. When we arrived at the graveside to inter his body, there was a local veterans unit there to give him the gun salute (I don't know exactly how many shots were fired.) One man had a fake bugle, and it was my privilege to tell him that his services were not necessary, since I would be performing taps on a real bugle. That was a great experience.
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A lot of hard feelings about using fake bugles, but I hope that doesn't extend to the people who have given their time and resources to acting in absence of real buglers.
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Certainly you can't fault those who do their best.
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I'm a member. I've sounded Taps several times for veterans. It was an extreme honor and a miniscule service compared to the debt I owe them. 'Not impressed with the response from state-level management though. Numerous texts ignored, etc. When they want something, it's urgent, when you need something - crickets. But that's typical human nature.
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? - 1 Cor 14:8
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@OldKing said in Bugles Across America:
When they want something, it's urgent, when you need something - crickets. But that's typical human nature.
I'm not sure that tendency isn't usually overcome by professionalism, though. This doesn't have to be that way, but I'm sorry if it is.
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I am a member - decided to join when MH370 went down off the WA coast, and thought there may be a need for a Bugler. Bought a Getzen Field Bugle. I have never been called upon, but have introduced an American friend from New York City who has emigrated here.
I play regularly for ANZAC Day on the British Bugle.
Still enjoy the BAA Newsletters, and always ready - if needed. -
New member here. I've heard of this organization. They had representatives at both my brother and my father's funeral.
What is considered a fake bugle?1955 Conn 22B Victor, 1988 Conn 34A Cornet, 1930(s) Americana, M1892 U.S. Regulation Bugle and too many mouthpieces...
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@eatontkd said in Bugles Across America:
New member here. I've heard of this organization. They had representatives at both my brother and my father's funeral.
What is considered a fake bugle?I’d guess a “fake bugle” is one of those bugles with the digital bugle call module in the bell, pretended to be played by a “fake bugler”. A real bugler is preferable, as long as they are fairly proficient, but at least those electronic bugles are a significant step above a boom box and are surely better than no Taps at all.
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@eatontkd said in Bugles Across America:
What is considered a fake bugle?
It's an electronic device that looks like a bugle. The user pretends to play, and a recording actually sounds Taps. It usually works as intended. BAA has examples of when it doesn't. Not pretty.
'62 Olds Studio Trumpet
'72 Olds Special Trumpet
2013 Dillon Pocket Trumpet
'83 Yamaha YFH-731 Flugelhorn
1919 York Perfec-Tone Cornet
'50 Olds Studio Trombone
Shofar"If it was just up to me, I'd only have trumpet players on my show." - Jackie Gleason
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@j-jericho said in Bugles Across America:
It's an electronic device that looks like a bugle. The user pretends to play, and a recording actually sounds Taps...
So you are saying: The boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B - the real thing; but The boogie woogie bugle boy of Company E, not so much!
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...then there was no one quit as famous as the bugler from F Troup that even played with an arrow down his bell:
Allora Pocket Trumpet 2014
Harrelson Summit 2017
Kanstul 1526 2012
Getzen Power Bore 1961
Getzen Eterna 4-Valve Fulgelhorn 1974
Martin Committee 1946
Olds Super Recording 1940
Olds Recording (LA) 1953
Olds Recording (Fullerton) 1967
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@dr-go M.A.S.H.'s "Radar" wasn't too infamous either!!
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Since I just joined and saw this, I thought I'd pile on. I have been volunteering with BAA since its inception. A number of my recurring annual gigs came from those contacts and just the word getting around - in fact, my last gig and another I will be performing at a memorial service this week were a result of such direct contacts. The point is, the more we can accomplish together in serving these missions, the more good things tend to come back our way. I have not found where cynicism about this, regardless of how legitimate, has ever really served to accomplish anything. Thanks to everybody who contributes their time and talent to this endeavor.
