Daniel,
When I was in my mid-30's, I tried reversing the thumb valve action on
my Moennig horns - they are engineered for it, so it was simple to do.
My idea was to make the double horn and descant horn fingerings
consistent (and single Bb would fall out as well). I found that 20 years
of habit was a great obstacle to overcome. I tried for about two years,
but I could never get the fingerings to come automatically and finally
gave up. When I returned all horns to their original settings, there was
hardly any residual habit to get rid of. On the other hand, Dale
Clevenger could pick up horns set up either way and immediately play
with ease and facility - his horns stand in Bb.
When you get the linkage reversed, let us know how you do.
Regards,
Richard Hirsh
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