THE EVOLUTION OF TAPS The twenty-four notes we know as Taps has been in use in the US military since its origin in 1862. It…
How Did Taps Became Associated With Funerals? How did the call become associated with funerals? The earliest official reference to the mandatory use of…
Some thoughts on the words to Taps. From: “Joy in the Mourning” by Leslie Harder A few weeks ago, my mind wandered to the…
Charles Clarke, Bugler Company G 7th US Cavalry By Sam Young, Fort Larned NHS Volunteer The painting below titled “Get ‘Em, Boys!” by Jerry Thomas,…
Of all the memories veterans recalled of their Civil War experience, countless reminiscences of music can be found in thousands of letters and journals of…
ECHO TAPS Echo Taps is a custom of sounding the call with two buglers standing at some distance apart to achieve an echo effect. Although…
William Donald Schaefer, His Final Farewell:A Look Back at his Funeral Services By Jari Villanueva© 2016 Jari Villanueva, Taps Bugler Originally published April 2016-updated 2021…
M1892 Modern “Boy Scout” Bugle in G These are the M1892 bugles on which all modern bugles are based. They are usually marked Regulation Bugle…
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