American instrument makers copied or imported THOUSANDS of clairons to meet the
needs of ALL Civil War manuever elements....Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry,
Engineers, and even Naval buglers have been photographed with the big-belled
bugle in their hands.
The majority of American Clairons were in the Key of C, Copper with Brass
Fittings, a Brass Garland (the ring around the bell), single coil, and a one
piece receiver. A 'pigtail crook' was provided that placed the horn into the key
of Bb. the pigtail was used in camp to allow the bugler to tune with other band
instruments, and produce a more majestic tone than the higher pitched C bugle.
More than half of the Imported clairons were in C. Couesnon, the renowned modern Jazz Fluegel Horn builder, still makes
clairons.
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