Re: horn intonation and button-pushing


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Posted by Mary Ann on May 05, 2003 at 09:51:02:

In Reply to: horn intonation and button-pushing posted by pdq phelps on May 04, 2003 at 15:03:23:

Well, enough of this silliness with fingerings. What is REALLY needed is to re-design the tuba to a much more logical configuration, one that places the bell in a position like the French horn; then the player could wear a baseball glove, put his right hand in the bell, and adjust intonation the easy way, by ajusting the position of his hand. Then we could get rid of all those extra nasty and heavy valves, and instead make a double tuba, which would have only four valves.
Mary "practiced too much last night" Ann


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