Rambler

Send me your e-mail and which horn you are interested in.

For Sale: 1) Kanstul baritone, model K190, key of G, excellent condition, valves and slides all move smoothly. http://www.kanstul.com/detail.php?pass_search=190.0000&pass_instrument=Bugle It comes with the original hard case, music lyre, and Bach 6 1/2 AL mouthpiece. $600 (buyer pays shipping and insurance). Sells new for $1,500 2) NMS (National Music Store) Alto horn, key of G, Piston/rotor, soft case, Bach 7C mouthpiece. $40 (buyer pays shipping and insurance). Pictures available

I marched with the OLC Ramblers in my junior days and the Sunrisers (french horn, 77-79) in my senior time. BTW, the Parduba Company is selling a remake of the Rudy Muck baritone mouthpiece in three sizes for $75 a piece. Check out their web site.

Fred, I know what you mean. I still have my baritone Rudy Muck (#22) from my junior days. Back in the late sixties they were popular with some of the NYC corps. I believe Kai Winding (a suberb solo trombonist) used a Rudy Muck also. It is HEAVY mouthpiece! No wonder it went flying off your horn.

The story that is going around is that the DCA corps that initially switched to Bb did so because the instrument manufactureres gave them a set of horns for free. If this is true, it seems that the activity is being driven by the bottom line. The sad part is that other DCA corps (like DCI) will be forced to switch just to stay competitive in the eyes of the judges.

L.I. Sunrisers drum line used kazoos in '77 in March of the Wind Up Toys.

Here are some NYC corps from the old days: Brooklyn Corps Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cadets Our Lady of Loretto Knights Floyd Bennett Golden Eagles St. Rocco’s Cadets Wynn Center Toppers OLPH Ridgemen Privateers St. Joseph Patron Cadets Carter Cadets Black Ravens OLC Ramblers McFadden Shamrocks Riversiders St. Rita’s Brassmen OLA Blue Angels Queens Corps St. Catherine of Sienna Queensmen St. Catherine’s Marionettes Scarlet Lancers OLMM Orbits Staten Island Corps Lawmen Regimental Cadets Thunderbirds Statenaires Bronx Corps Midshipmen Kingsmen Gun Hill Lancers CMCC Warriors Knickerbockers Manhattan Corps Manhattanaires Eastsiders

Thanks for looking. I'm sure there must be some pics of them out there somewhere.

Anyone have any pictures of St. Catherine's Queensmen they care to post?