Tuning procedures

[Pat]

How do you order the movement of your tuning slides when you're tuning your euphonium? I can sometimes find myself moving one slide only to have that get me in trouble with the others. I'd love to hear how the pros do it. Thanks!!

[daruby]

Actually, when I tune, I tune the main tuning slide for open notes. I usually play all of my horns with the valve slides all the way in. Ocasionally I'll pull the 1st valve slide out a bit on my compensating horns. That's it. I do not fiddle with the valve slides at all for the most part since as you say, changing one thing affects others. I do use my trigger on both my Besson and my Sterling to compensate for the sharp 6th partial, and middle G (1-2) as well as middle F (open) on my Besson.

Doug

[davewerden]

Here is a description of how I do it when testing. It might offer some tips:

Adjusting Euphonium Tuning Slides

[Pat]

That's very useful... thanks!