bill Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 As was just stated, the Marines use them (does the Navy D&B Corps?). In DCA the Renegades and a couple other corps still use them. Kilties! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Didn't Kilties buy a new set a few years back? Bingo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Well, there aren't any G lines in DCI... Not entirely true. I watched at least two hornlines warm up on Gs just this weekend. None of the top 12, mind you, but to say there's no Gs is incorrect. Edited August 13, 2012 by Lead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownBariDad Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 In 2008, Racine was using G horns. I don't know if they have changed since then or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCImonkey Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Not entirely true. I watched at least two hornlines warm up on Gs just this weekend. None of the top 12, mind you, but to say there's no Gs is incorrect. ok i'll bite..... and they are???? (curiosity got the best of me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contra94 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I can testify that the Renegades are playing on Kanstul G Bugles. Kanstul is still producing G Bugles, and if you contact them directly, you may be able to convince them to make a 2v or P/R horn for you. Also, if you can find a Used full G hornline, Kanstul can most likely refurbish the horns. I would post in the Marketplace section of DCP about purchasing horns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrassCats Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Double check the prices. Some of the Kanstuls even beat Dynasty on price. I'm pretty sure I still saw DEG/Dynasty offering them new on their website. I would check it out. They're cheaper .. but not as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrassCats Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 (edited) Kanstul lists their prices: (from post above and Kanstul website) Soprano - $880 Powerbore Soprano - $950 Alto - $1085 Mellophone - $1085 French Horn - $1425 Baritone - $1425 Baritone Grande - $1465 Euphonium - $2500 Contra - $6835 Contra Grande - $8090 Dynasty (I got this from Dynasty Feb/2011) 010-M354S Soprano $1,550.00 010-M363S Mellophone $1,850.00 010-M371S Baritone $2,450.00 010-M378S Contrabass $10,950.00 (no case) 010-M380S Contrabass $17,950.00 (no case) Case for Contrabass, molded, w/wheels $900.00 Used horns pop up here frequently. FYI: The Rocketeers are slowly going all Kanstul. Everyone owns their own horns and we have a few loaners for new people. Bill Edited August 19, 2012 by BrassCats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad T. Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 On the DCI side, none of the top 12 corps are playing Gs. Heck, many of the top 12 don't even play the same set of horns two years in a row. When you go to Open Class DCI, that's where you get a wonderful mixed bag of G and Bb. Racine Scouts used Gs, as do Spirit of Newark, Les Stentors, and Blue Saints. Spirit of Newark and Les Stentors actually still play a mixed bag of 2 and 3 valved horns. Les Stentors still uses at least one King K-90 contrabass. My DCA corps even borrowed a King K-70 baritone from them for a performance in which one of our baris had a... how shall I put it... accidental misplacement of appropriate equipment... On the DCA side, plenty of corps still use G, but that is slowly fading. On the military side, the US Air Force Academy uses Dynasty bugles, the US Naval Academy uses 3 valved Kanstuls, and the Commandant's Own USMC Drum and Bugle Corps uses 2 valved Kanstuls (the contrabasses uses 2 pistons plus 1 half step rotary). West Point has a bugle corps of some type, however I'm not sure of the manufacturer. Also the Texas A&M Aggie Band has a bugle rank in their block band. This bugle rank uses Kanstul "regulation" bugles, aka. valveless bugles. It's interesting that a sudden (within the past 5 years) resurgence of interest in valveless bugles has occurred. Getzen and Kanstul have started production of standard G bugles with an F tuning slide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NR_Ohiobando Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I hate that no corps wants to try mixed-key-brasslines. Such hypocrisy. The closest we've gotten is a flugel or piccolo trumpet feature now and again. "Hey we need to expand the instrumentation with Synths and Woodwinds! It gives designers and performers more opportunity!" "Cool! What about designing shows with G horns back in?" "THAT'S TOO DIFFICULT!!!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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