Posted by it's not... on November 17, 2002 at 22:23:13:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Orchestra tuning posted by Lonny on November 17, 2002 at 16:24:23:
...the size of the tubing, but the airstream going around the extra bends of the attachments that lend the "french horn" quality to the middle and upper register. Play A in second, then in first with the trigger for a friend with his back turned, and I guarantee that he'll like the regular position A better. The great majority of professional orchestral trombonists have no problem tuning their instrument to an A, and I've never seen anyone do it with A in 1st/1st valve. It's a matter of KNOWING your instrument, something we all strive to do.