Crystalcello CWD471 Student Bugle

My aunt got me this bugle as a gift, and as someone who has played trumpet for several years, I am impressed with it. Granted, certainly not a professional bugle, but for the money, it's a lot of fun, and the sound quality is decent.It's not obvious in the description, but this bugle is tuned to B. It can play the B below the staff, the G flat in the staff, the B in the staff, the E flat in the staff, the G flat above the staff, and basically all the notes above that in octaves. Basically, all the open notes in a B-flat trumpet, except raised half a step. It's not a lot of notes, but it's all you need for military calls.This bugle is also very light, which is a good and bad thing. It's very easy to hold, but I get the feeling it would dent easily. Since this doesn't come with a case, you definitely need to be careful with it. I am still researching the best case to get. It certainly doesn't feel cheap, but it feels fragile.The mouthpiece that is provided is also terrible. Once I attached my Kanstul 7C trumpet mouthpiece, it really sang. The tone was much cleaner, and it was way easier to articulate notes.While it's certainly not a professional instrument, you can still have a lot of fun with it. Just be very careful with it, and get a different mouth piece.

Comes with the mouth piece, many others do not...be sure you read your descriptions well.We got this for our Cub Scout so he could learn to play bugle for Boy Scouts...we wanted a nice bugle which was cheap enough so if he decided he didn't like it we wouldn't be throwing away a bunch of money. This met that need in spades....but the welds are really weak...son sat it on the floor and it tipped over, just that little bit broke the weld that held the curl to the horn, once this weld broke it seperated at the neck weld.Well you get what you paid for. It is easy enough to put the two pieces of the horn back together, but we have had to wrap the handle with cording to hold it all together...this however makes it look very authentic.Great for beginners-but it is not a toy, its a real instrument.

This is a great bugle for someone first learning. It is cheap, but good quality! This is a great seller to buy from. It came quick and in very very good condition. A GREAT DEAL!!!