Tribute to President Reagan....Digital Taps?

jcmacman · 06-07-2004, 01:38 PM

I watched the begining of the NBA playoffs last night on ABC and they had a tribute to President Reagan. During the tribute thay had the playing of Taps. The bugler looked like he was playing a over sized bugle, almost like a fluglehorn in size. The sound sounded mechanical and cheap. Anyone else notice this?

John

MUSICandCHARACTER · 06-07-2004, 03:08 PM

I'm not an NBA fan -- in fact I watch very little TV. But how hard is it to find someone to play taps?

Everyone should support Bugles Across America for this reason!
http://www.buglesacrossamerica.org/

Jim

Castle Bravo · 06-09-2004, 07:39 AM

I didn't see or hear the bugler play taps for Reagan, but I do know that the buglers at Arlington do not use mechanical bugles. For a fallen president, there will be a live bugler.

pushtrumpet · 06-09-2004, 08:57 AM

Imagine the tension, hitting all the right notes while the eyes and ears of the world are on you. Good luck to the taps player!

MUSICandCHARACTER · 06-09-2004, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pushtrumpet

Imagine the tension, hitting all the right notes while the eyes and ears of the world are on you. Good luck to the taps player!

On the other hand, think of the honor! That would help you get through it.

Jim

MUSICandCHARACTER · 06-09-2004, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Castle Bravo

I didn't see or hear the bugler play taps for Reagan, but I do know that the buglers at Arlington do not use mechanical bugles. For a fallen president, there will be a live bugler.

There is no doubt about that. But why couldn't the NBA find a bugler? They didn't look very hard -- but yet they found a machine. Geez, hire a bugler!

Jim

FreshBrewed · 06-09-2004, 02:22 PM

I'll be praying for that bugler. I still remember hearing a recording of the one who played Kennedy's funeral. I had to feel for him even though I heard it 35 years after he played it.

trpguyy · 06-09-2004, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by FreshBrewed

I'll be praying for that bugler. I still remember hearing a recording of the one who played Kennedy's funeral. I had to feel for him even though I heard it 35 years after he played it.

There's a whole display at Arlington about that bugler. Many people say that that cracked note was symbolic. I don't remember all the details, but hearing the recording just sends chills up my spine. Not because of a cracked note or whatever, but because it sounds so sincere.

JackD · 06-09-2004, 05:00 PM

Many people aren't brass players.

06-07-2004, 01:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
jcmacman Pianissimo User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: SoCal Posts: 78	Tribute to President Reagan....Digital Taps? I watched the begining of the NBA playoffs last night on ABC and they had a tribute to President Reagan. During the tribute thay had the playing of Taps. The bugler looked like he was playing a over sized bugle, almost like a fluglehorn in size. The sound sounded mechanical and cheap. Anyone else notice this? John

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MUSICandCHARACTER Forte User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newburgh, Indiana Posts: 1,165	I'm not an NBA fan -- in fact I watch very little TV. But how hard is it to find someone to play taps? Everyone should support Bugles Across America for this reason! http://www.buglesacrossamerica.org/ Jim __________________ Dr. Jim Fox Licensed Mental Health Therapist Mouthpiece chart: www.ibowtie.com/tmptmpccharts.html

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Castle Bravo Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Uijongbu, Korea Posts: 279	I didn't see or hear the bugler play taps for Reagan, but I do know that the buglers at Arlington do not use mechanical bugles. For a fallen president, there will be a live bugler. __________________ Gary Wilder

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FreshBrewed Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 519	I'll be praying for that bugler. I still remember hearing a recording of the one who played Kennedy's funeral. I had to feel for him even though I heard it 35 years after he played it. __________________ Mike Eclipse MHY Bell 1949 Olds Ambassador Listening has nothing to do with moving your mouth!

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