I have an old (ca 1912) Conn euphonium, and it's set up for high or low pitch. There's a tuning slide extension (two parallel tubes, braced) for low pitch, and high pitch is without the extension. The problem is that with the extension, and the slide all the way in, it just barely makes it up to A-440. Without the extension, it almost reaches down to A-440 with the slide pulled so far that it might fall out. What I want is a way to play it at modern pitch, but with the slide pulled far enough that I can easily push it or pull it to match other musicians or to deal with temperature, etc. Like with a modern A-440 instrument.
This is a cententarian horn in very good original condition, and I am loth to do any mods on it like shortening a slide. The two solutions I have considered are: 1) have a new tuning slide fabricated for me, and 2) use a leadpipe/mouthpiece extension. Does anyone have experience with these solutions, or perhaps a different solution? I tried a "short shank trombone mouthpiece extension" from Bach, but it didn't fit very well and only lenghthened the horn by about 1/4 inch (6 mm). I think I need at least an inch.
This is a cententarian horn in very good original condition, and I am loth to do any mods on it like shortening a slide. The two solutions I have considered are: 1) have a new tuning slide fabricated for me, and 2) use a leadpipe/mouthpiece extension. Does anyone have experience with these solutions, or perhaps a different solution? I tried a "short shank trombone mouthpiece extension" from Bach, but it didn't fit very well and only lenghthened the horn by about 1/4 inch (6 mm). I think I need at least an inch.
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