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Re: The Baritone

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Subject: Re: The Baritone
From: Alastair Wheeler <alastair.wheeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 12:39:34 +0000 (GMT)
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On Mon, 17 Feb 1997 pag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>  Steven,
>	 this maybe a silly question from a stupid bass player but what notes
>   would you need a compensating sytem to play on 3 valves?  Our systems work
>   only when you depress the 4th valve, adding that extra little bit of tubin
>  g to make the note flat enough.
>  Would it mean with three valves that the compensating tubing was used all
>  the time ??  If so wouldnt all the notes in the higher register be flat ??

This is also used in the old imperial euphs and basses, particularly 
useful on a BB.  I think what happens is when the 3rd valve is depressed, 
extra tubing conects to the 1st valve, but is only 'open' when 1 is also 
used.  Have a look at your baritone players' horns, to see what I mean, 
the slides look quite different from uncompensated instruments.

>  Just interested.
>  Phil Green
>  BBS Fodens.
> 

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  Alastair Wheeler
  Euphonium, Bass Trombone
  Alastair.Wheeler@xxxxxxxxxxxx   http://users.ox.ac.uk/~newc0349/
  "I am following my fish"

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