Posted by Steve Inman on February 23, 2002 at 17:55:09:
In Reply to: Re: Re: 5 valve tuba fingerings posted by Beau on February 23, 2002 at 11:05:16:
I've seen it frequently called a 2,3 (read "two, three") 5th valve. Sometimes also called a "long 3rd valve" or a "flat 3rd valve". But since it can be tuned to be a Gb (i.e. 2+3) with a longer slide setting on the 5th valve slide, I guess that's why I've seen it called a " 'two, three' 5th valve" most often.
Any other votes?
Steve Inman
Kokomo, IN