The last new Alex I bought stood in F until I changed it. I'm UK based and most players over here have their, or did when I was last active professionally some 8 years ago, horns setup in F. Most seem to play on Bb side though, so end up keeping their thumb down most of the time. I was taught at college by principals of several London orchestras who either played Bb singles or Bb/f altos - 1 played a double which stood in F. My personal thoughts are that I don't play an ascending horn, nor to any sort of ascending "system", so why on earth would I not have my double stand in Bb? To stand in F after all means one of my valves becomes an ascending valve!
Just my "tuppence" (2p), Simon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Fagan Sent: 08 May 2005 12:47 To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Horns that stand in F or Bb I bought an alex from the factory a couple of years ago and they set them up standing in Bb by default unless you ask them for F. Everyone I know in Ireland uses F though. Robert On 8 May 2005, at 05:23, Loren wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > G > Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 4:41 PM > To: The Horn List > Subject: [Hornlist] Horns that stand in F or Bb > > Hi, > > Just out of curiousity...how many of you play a double horn that > stands in Bb as opposed to F? > > Gary > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/loren%40mayhews.us > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/faganr%40tcd.ie > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/amade%40lineone.net _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
