Posted by Mike Sherline on January 08, 2003 at 02:04:04:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Required 5th valve on CC? posted by Rick Denney on January 06, 2003 at 23:27:30:
And now for something completely different, point of view wise, anyway.
I've been playing a MW-2155 five-valve CC for 2 yrs. Besides all the
wonderful playing qualities of this horn, the 5th valve was a revelation!
It took awhile to get used to, both physically and mentally, and I'm still
fumbling around occasionally, but the effect on both sound and intonation is
just great. I always play Db below the staff and low Gb 2-3-5. and of course
use it for everything from there down, as Rick said. The 1st, 3rd, and 4th slides
on this horn are accesssible, so no, it's not absolutely necessary; but the
improvement in facility, sound, and intonation of those low notes (with hardly any
tromboning) is huge. I vote emphatically YES for the 5th valve.