Thought someone on here might be able to explain something that I don't quite understand -
I'm going to talk in Bb treble clef as that is easier for me. So I have Mr Werdens fingering guide and I have also checked out some other sources and all are clear on the notes that are possible using each valve combination. Here are the fingerings I am actually using at the moment:
All above the treble clef stave - G-0, Ab-23, A-12, Bb-1, B-2, C-0, Db-3, D-3, Eb-2, E-0,
The eagle-eyed of you will of noticed the strange one............D-3. When I do this it is flat but useable for the most part. It slots in for me on 3rd far easier than it does on either 0 or 1st.
Now I should say that C is comfortable but anything above that is a push for me so I don't for a moment imagine that i'm centering the overtone but even so I can't find anyone that documents that it is possible to play a D using 3 (12) as a valve combination. As I go from Db to D there is definately a "step" up by around a semi-tone in pitch so I don't believe that I am simplely lipping the Db up. I also don't think that this is Euphonium brand specific as I could do the same thing on my old Euphonium (playing a Neo 642 atm).
I'd be quite interested if a few of you could give it a go yourselves and give some feedback, I guess it could be that it is so flat as to be unusable and i'm kidding myself that it's a useable note but even so I would think it is close enough to be on the guides.
If I understand the physics correctly the implication of this would be that theres a hidden 10th and 1/2 partial (in the unlikely event that this is true I reserve the right to name it after myself)!
I'm going to talk in Bb treble clef as that is easier for me. So I have Mr Werdens fingering guide and I have also checked out some other sources and all are clear on the notes that are possible using each valve combination. Here are the fingerings I am actually using at the moment:
All above the treble clef stave - G-0, Ab-23, A-12, Bb-1, B-2, C-0, Db-3, D-3, Eb-2, E-0,
The eagle-eyed of you will of noticed the strange one............D-3. When I do this it is flat but useable for the most part. It slots in for me on 3rd far easier than it does on either 0 or 1st.
Now I should say that C is comfortable but anything above that is a push for me so I don't for a moment imagine that i'm centering the overtone but even so I can't find anyone that documents that it is possible to play a D using 3 (12) as a valve combination. As I go from Db to D there is definately a "step" up by around a semi-tone in pitch so I don't believe that I am simplely lipping the Db up. I also don't think that this is Euphonium brand specific as I could do the same thing on my old Euphonium (playing a Neo 642 atm).
I'd be quite interested if a few of you could give it a go yourselves and give some feedback, I guess it could be that it is so flat as to be unusable and i'm kidding myself that it's a useable note but even so I would think it is close enough to be on the guides.
If I understand the physics correctly the implication of this would be that theres a hidden 10th and 1/2 partial (in the unlikely event that this is true I reserve the right to name it after myself)!
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