Posted by David L. Allen on February 08, 2001 at 19:35:55:
In Reply to: 5th valve options & benefits? posted by Steve Inman on February 08, 2001 at 19:07:22:
Personally I like the 2+3 combo on F AND CC but have adapted to long 1st for CC.
I feel 2+3 gives better tuning on BBb and below with fingerings as follows:
LOW:
Bb:  5 23
A:   5 4  
Ab:  5 14
G:   5 34  or  5 124 
Gb:  5 234
F:   5 1234