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Re: EEb bass (was Symphonic Sound)

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Subject: Re: EEb bass (was Symphonic Sound)
From: Alastair Wheeler <alastair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 00:15:39 +0100 (BST)
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On Mon, 25 May 1998, Adrian Drover wrote:

> Having said all this, as a bass trombone player, I find the Eb tuba a very
> useful instrument to use as a double. I would be interested to hear how
> other EEb players overcome this stuffiness in 4th valve combinations.
> 
> Adrian

Practise the 4th valve notes on a Beefer, then it'll seem easier....

I hear the Besson front action compensators are freer on the 4th valve,
presumably because there are less turns in the air column.

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  Alastair Wheeler	 
  Euphonium & Trombone				   Fundamental Brass
  Bass Trombone				  City of Oxford Brass Band
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  "I am following my fish"


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