Getzen Deluxe Bugle

stchasking · 07-28-2007, 11:41 AM

I have owned a Getzen Deluxe Bugle for many years. I bought it at the Firehouse antique store in Seattle. (That was for Valgano.) A whopping $25.00. It is chrome plated and plays lower than my Bb trumpet. This horn has a nice dark sound. It has one piston valve and one rotary. There is a main tuning slide and a tuning slide on the rotary valve loop.

What key does it play in?

What is the fingering?
I use:
do, rea, me, fa, so, la, te, do
0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, rotary, 0 (1 is piston)

Thank You.

Dale Proctor · 07-28-2007, 06:56 PM

It's probably pitched in G. I have no idea about the fingerings for a marching bugle, though.

Vulgano Brother · 07-28-2007, 09:05 PM

Sure that wasn't 0,1,0,1,0,1+rotor, rotor,0? It could well be a D.E.G. (Donald E. Getzen) soprano bugle and they are, I believe pitched in G. Too bad, in F you could use it on the Brandenburg and pay for your investment the first gig, as well as providing some excellent YouTube entertainment!

You can read about your marvelous instrument at: bugle

stchasking · 07-28-2007, 10:20 PM

I'll give that valve combination a try. Yes. The valve combination you suggest works pretty well. It has to be better than what I'm trying now. Thanks for the answers. The G key sounds pretty good.

Thank You for the link.

Maybe I could saw some length out of it an make it an F? Just kidding.

I don't think it meets specifications to use for funerals. I think the requirement is Bb.
The G sure sounds nice and mellow.

Jim

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vulgano Brother

Sure that wasn't 0,1,0,1,0,1+rotor, rotor,0? It could well be a D.E.G. (Donald E. Getzen) soprano bugle and they are, I believe pitched in G. Too bad, in F you could use it on the Brandenburg and pay for your investment the first gig, as well as providing some excellent YouTube entertainment!

You can read about your marvelous instrument at: bugle

Dale Proctor · 07-29-2007, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stchasking

....I don't think it meets specifications to use for funerals. I think the requirement is Bb.
The G sure sounds nice and mellow.

I believe both the Getzen and Kanstul field trumpets that are manufactured today for use at funerals (and other bugle-type events) are available in the keys of G and Bb. I'm sure a G bugle like you have would be fine, even if it is a drum corps instrument. The sound's what counts, and just about anything beats those electronic bugles.

stchasking · 07-30-2007, 10:23 AM

Thank You all for you input. I think there is a concerto for bugle and orchestra or band out there. It might be something to work on.

07-28-2007, 11:41 AM	#1
stchasking Forte User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,430	Getzen Deluxe Bugle I have owned a Getzen Deluxe Bugle for many years. I bought it at the Firehouse antique store in Seattle. (That was for Valgano.) A whopping $25.00. It is chrome plated and plays lower than my Bb trumpet. This horn has a nice dark sound. It has one piston valve and one rotary. There is a main tuning slide and a tuning slide on the rotary valve loop. What key does it play in? What is the fingering? I use: do, rea, me, fa, so, la, te, do 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, rotary, 0 (1 is piston) Thank You. __________________ "I was performing professionally at age 17 and have never had a real job." Allen Vizzutti http://cdbaby.com/cd/mcking

07-28-2007, 06:56 PM	#2
Dale Proctor Forte User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Heart of Dixie Posts: 1,125	Re: Getzen Deluxe Bugle It's probably pitched in G. I have no idea about the fingerings for a marching bugle, though. __________________ Olde Towne Brass www.otbrass.com Brass Band of Huntsville www.brassbandofhuntsville.org "Hit it hard and wish it well." - Claude Gordon

07-28-2007, 09:05 PM	#3
Vulgano Brother Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 4,253	Re: Getzen Deluxe Bugle Sure that wasn't 0,1,0,1,0,1+rotor, rotor,0? It could well be a D.E.G. (Donald E. Getzen) soprano bugle and they are, I believe pitched in G. Too bad, in F you could use it on the Brandenburg and pay for your investment the first gig, as well as providing some excellent YouTube entertainment! You can read about your marvelous instrument at: bugle __________________ "A tool good enough to be so used and not too good" C.S. Lewis That Hideous Strength www.letsbuildhope.org Last edited by Vulgano Brother; 07-28-2007 at 09:10 PM. Reason: more stuff!

07-30-2007, 10:23 AM	#6
stchasking Forte User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,430	Re: Getzen Deluxe Bugle Thank You all for you input. I think there is a concerto for bugle and orchestra or band out there. It might be something to work on. __________________ "I was performing professionally at age 17 and have never had a real job." Allen Vizzutti http://cdbaby.com/cd/mcking

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