Hello friends, why nobody has thought to tune the horn with an interval to the given oboe "a", let´s say playing our "c" on 2nd space from top (concert f) in relation to the given a. If the concert "f" is played most relaxed & in piano dynamics it is fine in tune on most horns & on the F-side as well as on the Bb-side. If the horn is tuned using our written "e2" (= first space from top) the horn will result quite sharp, relatively, as you tuned it with a relatively flat natural pitch.
Tuning the horn using the second valve on the Bb-horn is insane as if you would start driving with 2nd gear. I remember a student audition, we hold sometimes to give a young unknown player (just one of them) a chance to participate on the real audition the following day, sometimes resulting in a surprise - the present principal of my former section won his job this way when just 19 years of age. During such a selective pre-audition one young (lady) player tuned her horn to the piano "a" by playing the same pitch with 2nd valve on the Bb-side, then realized being sharp a bit & corrected the pitch by the right hand & began her presentation. I thought I must go out to find & shoot her teacher. ######################################################################## Am 22.04.2011 um 12:52 schrieb Jonathan West: > On 22 April 2011 06:59, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I personally never understood tuning to the concert A unless you use the Bb >> horn and 2nd finger (4th space on the treble clef). I've seen plenty of >> people 'tune' to the first space E both open on the F horn and on the Bb >> horn. >> >> Then again, when I notice they don't touch their slides after they 'tune', >> I just let it go. >> >> Or you could do like the strings and play everything but the A. >> >> > The fact is that once a horn has been adjusted so it is in tune, it takes > either a pretty huge change in temperature or for the oboe to provide a > significantly different A for there to be any need to adjust the tuning of > the instrument. > > I agree about tuning using 2nd valve Bb side to the 4th space E. The octave > below is such a wide "slot" that you are likely to lip the note into tune > quite unconsciously, and the harmonic on the open F side is significantly > flat relative to equal temperament. > > Regards > Jonathan West > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
