MUSIC RESOURCE LINKS

US Army 3rd Reg, “The Old Guard” Fife and Drum Corps http://www.army.mil/fifeanddrum  

Fife and Drum.org --more FDC music resources than you can imagine http://www.fifedrum.org  

Vic Firth has a good drum rudiment tutor online http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.php

National Civil War Field Music School (NCWFMS) http://www.nationalcivilwarbrassmusic.org/NationalCivilWarFieldMusicSchool.html  

NCWFMS Resources page http://www.nationalcivilwarbrassmusic.org/MusicalResources.html

AFFLIATED ORGANIZATIONS & FRIENDS

United States Volunteers (USV) -our affiliated reenactment organization http://www.usvolunteers.org/usvmainpage.html

Penna Reserve Volunteer Corps - our home PRVC Organization http://pareserves.com/ 

Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association - http://www.gbpa.org/  (website under construction) our affliated sponsoring organiztion

The Company of Fifers and Drummers http://companyoffifeanddrum.org 

Boy Scouts of America, New Birth of Freedom Council   http://newbirthoffreedom.org/

Boy Scout Troop 53 Maytown PA- previous home of the FDC www.Patroop53.org

James R. Beeghley, Ed.D. --friend and fifer--  "Teaching the Civil War with Technology"  webpage & blog http://www.teachthecivilwar.com/ 

Donald Heminitz, Venture Crew 53 Fife Instructor Emeritus http://ancientfifeanddrum.com  

Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum, Lambertville N.J. http://www.holcombe-jimison.org/

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Camp19-- supporters of ours http://www.pasuvcw19.org/

Vince Slough -- friend and supporter-- "Lancaster at War" webpage and blog  http://www.lancasteratwar.com/ 

SEE US ON  facebook  

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Civil-War-Field-Music-1st-PRVC/106482019389400 

 SOME OF OUR VENDORS

 Frock coats, kepis, haversacks, belts w/NCO buckles & more

The Gettysburg Sutler in the Old Gettysburg Village courtyard, 777 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg ~1st PRVC Field Music Discount~ phone: 717-337-9669; also on facebook

Federal Infantry Trousers by Chris Sullivan -Schuylkill Arsenal pattern - and great consignment items

Stony Brook Company, Oswego NY  www.stonybrookcompany.com   

Canteens & tinware by Axel Ulrich, Hellam PA (authentic, handmade and safe)

stamped “A Ulrich” available at many quality sutlers; also on facebook: Ulrich's Tin Shop

Period correct material by Pat Kline we use for canteen covers and table coverings etc

Family Heirloom Weavers, Red Lion PA   www.familyheirloomweavers.com

Army issued shoes called “Brogans” or “Jefferson Bootees”

our last bulk purchase was from Fugawee  www.fugawee.com

FIFES: “Model F fifes” and fife cleaning supplies, etc. from Ed Boyle, Phila PA,

Fife sales and useful info at  www.beafifer.com 

DRUMS: most of our corps-owed Civil War drums (and some of our member’s own drums) are made by Jim Florance

Florance Drum Company, Honesdale PA  www.florancedrums.com

Drum sticks- Cooperman's Connecticut Drummer and Parley models are popular.  Also our source for the student fifes we keep on hand. (Some of our members also own Cooperman's top-of-the-line, rope-tensioned drums )

Cooperman Fife & Drum Co., Bellows Falls, VT  www.cooperman.com

As always, 1st PRVC musicians and their families should talk to Mike Cassidy before making expensive purchases; there is a lot of junk out there and we often have a connection to make a quality purchase more affordable.   See our "Uniforms and Instruments" page for more information.