BRASS ARTICLES

  • Alto Bugle - Summary of the alto bugle in G, a rare type of drum corps competition bugle rather like a large flugelhorn.

  • Alto Cornet - Information about the rare alto cornet, specifically the DEG model 1220 and its practical uses.

  • Alto Flugelhorn - Information about the rare alto flugelhorn.

  • Alto Trumpet (and other low-ish trumpets) - Information about the alto trumpet, as well as its deceptively distant cousins in the trumpet family.

  • Ascending Valves - Information about and examples of ascending valves on brass instruments.

  • B-flat Tenor Brass: What’s the Difference? - Extensive audio comparisons of several different kinds of 9-foot brass instruments.

  • Brass Instruments That Don’t Exist, But Should - A list of non-existent brass instruments that I wish weren’t so non-existent.

  • Brass Tier Lists - Tier lists of all the brass instruments I’ve owned.

  • Brazilian Slide Bugles - Information about the cornetão gatilho family that is essentially unknown to the English-speaking Internet.

  • Cellophone - Summary of the cellophone, a rare flugabone in G made for drum corps use.

  • Frumpet - Summary of the truly awful Getzen frumpet, including ways to redeem it.

  • G Bugles - While this website has multiple articles on individual rare types of G drum corps/competition bugle, this article gives an overview of all types and how much potential use they have outside of drum corps.

  • Lineage of the King 1120 Mellophone - A history and photo comparison of the King 1120 and its direct ancestors.

  • Marching French Horn - A discussion on the various keys and iterations of the marching French horn, including a very rare Kanstul.

  • Meehaphone - Summary and audio samples of the meehaphone, an ultra-rare competition bugle from the late-‘80s that is essentially a field descant horn in G.

  • Mellophonium - Detailed practical information about the Conn 16E and other models of mellophonium.

  • Mutes - Practical information about all the different types of brass mutes.

  • Nirschl Mellophone - Information about an obscure small-belled marching mellophone by Nirschl.

  • Soprano Trombone - Practical information about the soprano trombone, what mouthpieces you can use with one, and a market summary of sopranos you can buy.

  • Valve Tuning Theory - A detailed dive into the theory and math of different valve tunings, including some wild conceptual ones!

  • Yamaha Mellophone Sisters - Practical information about the Yamaha YMP-201 circular mellophone and YMP-201M marching mellophone.