Re: [Hornlist] 5 valve single horn???

The F extension gives you the low notes which don't exist on the Bb horn. It also means that you can hand stop without the need for a stopping valve (though very often these horn have a stopping valve as well (hence the fifth valve. Cheers, Lawrence lawrenceyates.co.uk

[Hornlist] 5 valve single horn???

Thanks guys for the interesting responses about 5 valve single horns. How would one make use of the F extension? Would you hold it down finger the other valves as if it were an F horn? If that's the intended use, wouldn't there be significant shortfalls for intonation Curious

Re: [Hornlist] 5 valve single horn???

Valerie: If the horn is indeed a single Bb, which seems quite likely, the fourth valve is generally an F extension to allow getting into the low register. The fifth valve would be typically a stopping valve, lowering the pitch by approximately 3/4 of a step (to allow in tune stopping for the

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Re: [Hornlist] 5 valve single horn???

You just can't use a single Bb horn that way. The object is to extend the range and to fix certain notes that would be out of tune on the Bb horn, such as the low c fingered 1-3; it is sharp. With valve 4 the c is very good, as is the low b played with 5-4 whereas the 1-2-3 version on