Re: Re: Trouble playing in tune


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Posted by Jason on January 01, 2001 at 21:15:52:

In Reply to: Re: Trouble playing in tune posted by Doug on January 01, 2001 at 20:42:43:

I must agree with Doug. Before even mentioning anything about the horn make sure that you can sing and buzz in tune. When I owned one of these tubas I was always adjusting the 1st valve slide, which is real easy to get to. I have a theory that these horns are on the sharp side in general and that I always need to have the main slide out pretty far. Some notes will be out of tune due to the placement in the harmonic series as well. Trying different mouthpieces might solve some problems also.


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