Posted by Sean Chisham on February 03, 1999 at 10:25:08:
In Reply to: when to use 4 and 5 valve posted by Zach on February 02, 1999 at 21:43:35:
There are some fingering charts under the "Tip" section of TubeNet. If you are playing a horn with a flat whole step 5th valve then the chart should work fairly well. Some tubas, such as Mirafone, have a major 3rd 5th valve setup. I don't have a chart for that configuration, because it has been several years since I have used a CC setup that way and have forgotten most of the lower fingerings.
In general, the lower fingerings are subjective to the instrument and the player. There are several alternate fingerings down low and experimentation is in order for you to find which ones work best for you.
sean