On 22 April 2011 06:59, <[email protected]> wrote: > I personally never understood tuning to the concert A unless you use the Bb > horn and 2nd finger (4th space on the treble clef). I've seen plenty of > people 'tune' to the first space E both open on the F horn and on the Bb > horn. > > Then again, when I notice they don't touch their slides after they 'tune', > I just let it go. > > Or you could do like the strings and play everything but the A. > > The fact is that once a horn has been adjusted so it is in tune, it takes either a pretty huge change in temperature or for the oboe to provide a significantly different A for there to be any need to adjust the tuning of the instrument.
I agree about tuning using 2nd valve Bb side to the 4th space E. The octave below is such a wide "slot" that you are likely to lip the note into tune quite unconsciously, and the harmonic on the open F side is significantly flat relative to equal temperament. Regards Jonathan West _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
