Puppet Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Good points, Puppet. That whole "clinking/chinking" thing was a big deal for many corps. But you had to have the all the metal stuff hanging on your uniform to make it work! And speaking of the Commandant's Own ... many, many props to the white leather gloves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navillus WP Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 We "chinked" the bugles down onto the buckle of our same brown belt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreaminMello Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Cadets of Greece had the same buckle as Garfield, love the "Chink" sound as we went to Parade Rest. Memories...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppet Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 We "chinked" the bugles down onto the buckle of our same brown belt. I always thought the low parade rest was kinda wacky but if it got the job done and the entire line did it (How so Contras!?) cool. Speaking of cool how about those Flugle horns ... huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navillus WP Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 (edited) I always thought the low parade rest was kinda wacky but if it got the job done and the entire line did it (How so Contras!?) cool. Speaking of cool how about those Flugle horns ... huh? (a.) Contra "click" - We* contras clicked the sam brown belt's cross-belt buckle and clipped the left edge of the belt buckle then sorta slid the contra into the correct position. (*That's me in 1970; Tim Lewis to my left.) (b.) Flugelhorns - While (Jim) Wedge messed with combinations of flugels and mellophones for an alto mid-voice, it also depended upon the talent filling the positions in the hornline. One of Wedge's trademarks was arranging the musical scores to the talent levels of those who would play them, constantly adjusting them as the talent level (hopefully) improved as the season progressed. Edited August 11, 2011 by Navillus WP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppet Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 (a.) Contra "click" - We* contras clicked the sam brown belt's cross-belt buckle and clipped the left edge of the belt buckle then sorta slid the contra into the correct position. (*That's me in 1970; Tim Lewis to my left.) (b.) Flugelhorns - While (Jim) Wedge messed with combinations of flugels and mellophones for an alto mid-voice, it also depended upon the talent filling the positions in the hornline. One of Wedge's trademarks was arranging the musical scores to the talent levels of those who would play them, constantly adjusting them as the talent level (hopefully) improved as the season progressed. Of course when I said wacky I was thinking of all the stuff below the belt line and who might have seen some stars then and again. Remember, I played Mello and .. you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayfallon Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I always thought the low parade rest was kinda wacky but if it got the job done and the entire line did it (How so Contras!?) cool. Speaking of cool how about those Flugle horns ... huh? Ah Puppet - c'mon. You can't tell me that as a mellophone player - hell, even Whalley (untuneable) Royce Mellophones, you actually thought about those flugel horns as anything besides strange looking lamps that simply hadn't been wired yet! I ain't buyin' it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindap Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Cadets of Greece had the same buckle as Garfield, love the "Chink" sound as we went to Parade Rest. Memories...... ...very cool memories of the "Chink" sound. Many of us had it. I try to listen for it with the rifle strap click click click. I was a DM and flag girl. My "Chink" was a smart salute or a snap of the flagpole. When I heard the "Chink", we were ready :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC oboist Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Our (BAC) "Badge of Honor" was putting a dent into the buckle with the horn. Ouch, I can still feel that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navillus WP Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I own an early 1970's Olds Ultratone baritone and a late 60'sGetzen Titleist baritone (both with horizontal piston/rotary valves). Both have serious "buckle" dents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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