I agree with Luke... Add to the subject the fact that on an Eb horn, nearly all the notes have radically different fingerings than you've come to expect. I owned a Bb/Eb Schmid descant for a few years...and if I was younger I'd be embarrassed to say it never became 2nd nature. I was not comfortable with the fingering, which is odd given that my every day horn is built in the ascending system, which I seemed to take to like a duck to water...but then, even on an ascending horn, the fingerings are almost exactly the same as before -
Sandra Toledo -----Original Message----- From: horn-boun...@memphis.edu [mailto:horn-boun...@memphis.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Haflich Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:48 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Triple horns Luke Zyla <lz...@suddenlink.net> wrote: Go for the triple. > Is my logic in thinking the Eb horn is useful because of the fact > it is yet another key in the horn, useful for transpositions in > some cases, sound? Or is it unfounded? This in addition to being a > descant and all the benefits of having one? Essentially in a > similar manner of the transpositions of the stop valve. I'm going to make a contrary observation. If you think the main purpose of a high Eb branch is to make transposition easier, then you are not ready for a triple. A triple is a heaveier horn than a double, has more inherent compromises, and is therefore more difficult to play. Will this be your _only_ horn? Do you want to make things more difficult for yourself? I'm not personally interested in debating these issues, but I urge you to think about them for yourself. _______________________________________________ post: horn@memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/sclark05%40buckeye- express.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
