On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, James Enterline wrote:
> The "Famous Maneuver" is not as famous as its name suggests, but it is
> widely practiced, to empty the first and second valve slides into the
> third. With keys one and two depressed, tilt the bell upwards so these
> slides drain into their rotors. Now simultaneously release keys one and
> two while depressing key three. This allows passage of the fluid in the
> first two rotors into the third slide as you now gently tilt the bell
> downward. Picture what's happening as you do it, and it will become easy
> to get the correct tilts and timing. Whether or not you have strings on
> your water keys, it reduces your slide pulling at least 2/3.
There are a couple of ways you can check if you learn this maneuver
correctly. The easiest is to fill slide 1 with blue-tinted water, and
fill slide 2 with yellow-tinted water. If the liquid that emerges from
slide 3 is green, then you got it right. The other way is to fill slide 1
with vinegar and fill slide 2 with baking soda solution. If you do the
maneuver right, you won't have to empty slide 3. It will empty itself.
{ David Goldberg: [EMAIL PROTECTED] }
{ Math Dept, Washtenaw Community College }
{ Ann Arbor Michigan }
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