In a message dated 6/7/2011 8:47:17 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
thumb means F horn..." While I certainly agree that T notation is ambiguous and should, for that reason, be avoided in any kind of international context, I wonder if the above statement is true? Hi All, For me, "T" simply means the Bb side of the horn. It could be an "X", a "B" or a Chinese, Japanese or Russian or "?" symbol. I assume the brain translates the "T" into Bb, regardless of the language spoken, for most commonly used fingering charts. That being said, I believe it would be difficult to standardize fingering charts without specifying the key (and length, i.e., Hi or Low F) of a horn to which the fingering applies. Standardizing the notation for only levers or rotors would be meaningless, IMHO, because the levers do different things on different horns. I have horns where the thumb lever changes the horn to: 1 - hi F 2 - low F 3 - hi Bb 4 - low Bb 5 - mute tuning slide (A+, for instance) 6 - variable pitch slide (like the third valve on some trumpets) Then let's talk about odd horns and ascending horns, etc. Just my two cents worth. Regards, Jerry in Kansas City 913-341-7694 (H) 913-226-6537 (C) _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
