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Faulk
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Posted: 2007-07-29 10:25 CET | |
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Today I got a bugle. It costed me $40 and it looks very similar to this one: Bugle Except mine is not as pink, the chain is missing a few links (but won't be hard to fix) and mine looks much more...antiquey. I think it's also in the key of C. When I play the bottom note on my bugle, it sounds the same as a D on my Bb trumpet. It's really cool, I like it a lot but it's hard to play. Any tips? I can only get about one octave on it and it sounds really airy. When I use my trumpet mouthpiece it sounds 5x better and I can get upto G wait no...A at least. Another thing is that when I put my hand in front of the first curve (from the mouthpiece), I can feel air blowing gently on my hand, but only when I'm playing. If I blow through it without playing, I can't feel anything. Does this mean it has a hole in it? Or could it be something to do with the metal vibrating? -Faulk 
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WarpedRyan
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Posted: 2007-08-15 14:49 CET | |
| You already may have, but check the solder joints over for any holes that may be there simply from age. When I bought my bugle, I had to re-solder most of the joints and restore the exterior. | ||
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Faulk
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Posted: 2007-08-18 14:34 CET | |
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Yep, I'm going to do a thorough check by filling it up with water but I have found one hole near one of the joints. My trumpet teacher said I can just fill it with blu-tac but if I get the time I might have a go at soldering it up. Cheers, -Faulk. |
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