Posted by What I'd do on February 01, 2004 at 12:05:38:
In Reply to: Tuning a compensating Eb posted by Lew on February 01, 2004 at 11:34:22:
These tend to have fairly predictable intonation and generally don't need much adjustment.
Tune the 4th so F off bottom of staff is spot on (That should give a decent Bb below also).
The F above will want 1st push (sometimes this is still somewhat flat).
Ab at staff top will want a 1st pull.
B above needs 3rd push and is not a fantastic note on these horns. Sometimes easy to split.
I pull the 3rd valve compensation (small bit on back of valve) which helps for low Gb/F/E.
Upper reg just experiment to find what works for you on the horn. There shouldn't be any real bad notes up there.
Good luck