Too bad horns aren't "tuned at the factory" like the trombone owned by the fellow who sits next to me in our orchestra!
Fred ----- Original Message Follows ----- > SCott, if you were in a professional orchestra, you would > adjust your horn according to the given "a2 of the oboe. > It is nonsense to play the same note on the horn. One must > tune the horn with an interval. So the best note (a note > which is good on both sides of most horns) should be the > concert f1 our written c2 in the middle of the staff. If > the interval to the given a of the oboe is fine, the > general intonation of the horn might be fine. If the > slides are adjusted to my thumb rule, most notes are well > tune. But one needs a good ear to recognize if one note is > a bit sharp another flat, so to correct it by the lips or > the right hand instantly. > > But many players just think, the horn is well tuned with > the tuning machine & I can play safely. Perfect wrong, > perfect wrong. > > Adjusting is a permanent process even during the concert > or during the solo.. But if there is no ear, there is no > hope. _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
