Hey guys,
I took the plunge and bought a used Willson 2900. Today was the first chance I got to play it. It sounds great in all registers and responds well in both the upper and lower register. It looks great as well. There's only one issue: pitch.
It was through the roof when a pracitced in my room (80 to 81 degrees). I took it down to my basement, where it's 72 to 73 degrees, and it played better. The main tuning slide still had to be out an inch, though. Is that too much? I know lots of euphonium players who have their main slide almost all the way in, and I've never really been part of that category. On the 642, I didn't have to adjust as much. Is it a horn issue, or does it just take time to adjust?
Also, could the horn need time to be broken in? It's 14 years old, but hasn't been played for the last 10. I know that it was cleaned recently, but that's about it, as far as my knowledge goes of that.
I play a BB1 regularly, but because I don't have any Euro shank ones, I used the one that came with the horn. It says "51D", but isn't at all like a Schilke. The cup was fairly shallow, and the backbore was much thinner. It's a couple millimeters shorter than the BB1 and the rim size is the same.
Any opinions as far as pitch goes?
Sorry for the essay, I don't want to send back a horn I shouldn't (or vice-versa).
Thanks,
Christian
I took the plunge and bought a used Willson 2900. Today was the first chance I got to play it. It sounds great in all registers and responds well in both the upper and lower register. It looks great as well. There's only one issue: pitch.
It was through the roof when a pracitced in my room (80 to 81 degrees). I took it down to my basement, where it's 72 to 73 degrees, and it played better. The main tuning slide still had to be out an inch, though. Is that too much? I know lots of euphonium players who have their main slide almost all the way in, and I've never really been part of that category. On the 642, I didn't have to adjust as much. Is it a horn issue, or does it just take time to adjust?
Also, could the horn need time to be broken in? It's 14 years old, but hasn't been played for the last 10. I know that it was cleaned recently, but that's about it, as far as my knowledge goes of that.
I play a BB1 regularly, but because I don't have any Euro shank ones, I used the one that came with the horn. It says "51D", but isn't at all like a Schilke. The cup was fairly shallow, and the backbore was much thinner. It's a couple millimeters shorter than the BB1 and the rim size is the same.
Any opinions as far as pitch goes?
Sorry for the essay, I don't want to send back a horn I shouldn't (or vice-versa).
Thanks,
Christian
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