Scooter Pirtle

Not sure of the financial inner workings of the USMC. I know they are making an effort to play more modern lit and three valves will be required.

BAC out of Kansas City fabricated three valve G baris, sopranos, and contrabasses. Mellos pending. Utilizing Kanstul templates.

BAC could have easily made two piston bugles.

BTW, BAC also upgraded the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps bugles from one piston to two. Pretty wacky setup on these too!

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I have a couple of the "old" Old Guard bugles, built by Lawler.

Most are Bb/F but a couple are Bb/Ab. A few years back, three of us performed "Buglers Holiday" with a concert band using these. The other two players were Dennis Aquilina and Jim McFarland, Garfield and Blue Devils alums, respectively.

Of course, we had to modify the arrangement slightly, and the band trumpeters were amazed. They all wanted to try our horns but none of them could figure out the C scale.