Posted by MG on February 23, 2002 at 12:52:23:
In Reply to: Re: 5 valve tuba fingerings posted by Steve Inman [long-ish] on February 22, 2002 at 21:40:52:
I have a "2+3" 5th on mine also and my fingerings are slightly different, but there are actually more than a few different ones that work for some notes, so I would urge the original poster to spend some quality time with a tuner and a piece of manuscript paper in order to determine what works on their horn. Also, I've started tuning my fifth to Gb (without a doubt the worst note on the horn otherwise) so I can use it by itself if I really need it in tune. It's been difficult to get my thumb that coordinated, but it's payed great dividends in that I now have much greater confidence in those notes. I'd be curious to know if anyone else does this (obviously it changes your low fingerings).