Isn't this (which side the horn defaults to) configurable on many double horns? Truth be told, I don't know if it is on mine.
-S- > -----Original Message----- > From: Loren Mayhew [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 4:51 PM > To: 'The Horn List' > Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Re: wasted year > > Count your blessings. What you have is a double horn > lying in Bb instead of F. This is quite normal outside of the > USA and it has some nice advantages later on if you should > "upgrade" to a triple horn because you can take maximum > advantage of the triple if the double side is lying in Bb vs. > F. So by learning this way now you have potentially > eliminated a learning curve in the future. The other > advantage, as you have already discovered, is that most > players cannot borrow your horn. > > Loren Mayhew > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 001 (520) 289-0700 > > > The horn I got after moving on from the school horn was a > mechanical-linkages instrument, which was MADE 'reverse > thumbvalve', i.e. > you put the thumb DOWN to access/activate the F side. By the > time I moved onto a professional instrument, I was 'stuck > with' the way I'd learnt. > Occasional attempts to go back to the usually-strung thumb > valve haven't been successful, so I've just learnt to love > with it. It's actually pretty useful for playing on the march > - I seldom have to play anything down in the > > F-side range, so I can just support the instrument. Only > problem is if anyone needs to borrow my instrument, without > enough time for a quick re-string! > > FHP > > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/steve%40fridays computer.com > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.0/1555 - Release > Date: 7/16/2008 6:43 AM > _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
