I attended the funeral of an Old Marine last week.
"Taps" was recorded. It did not diminish the occasion. (One of the 3 retired gunnies in dress blues with a chestful of ribbons was heard to ask the other two "who played Taps?" He was told it must have been recorded. They agreed it sounded fine.)
I have been to several military funerals in the last couple years and it would be hard to find a bugler in our small area that can be available for all occasions.
I'm not so sure the idea of a bugle with a concealed tape playback isn't a little too phoney, though.
