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  • 1Cor13:4
    Member
    • Feb 2021
    • 118

    Fingering Question: 1-2 for D, G or 3

    What is the preferred fingering for the middle D/G? Are there tradeoffs with tuning or intonation, etc.?

    thanks!
    Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:4

    And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16
  • daruby
    Moderator
    • Apr 2006
    • 2228

    #2
    Answer: Depends on the horn. On almost all non-comp horns, it would be 1-2. On my compensating 3 valve baritone, it is 3. On both of my euphoniums (Sterling and Adams) it is 3, however, 1-2 with trigger on the Sterling also works well.
    Adams E3 0.60 Sterling bell - Prototype top sprung valves
    Concord Band
    Winchendon Winds
    Townsend Military Band

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    • 1Cor13:4
      Member
      • Feb 2021
      • 118

      #3
      Thank you, I'm using a compensating 3+1 euphonium, so I'll try using 3.
      Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:4

      And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16

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      • daruby
        Moderator
        • Apr 2006
        • 2228

        #4
        Is that G sharp using 1-2? The issue with pulling 1 or 2 to try to bring it in tune is that then your Eb's below G, A just above, middle C, and high A tend to then be flat.
        Adams E3 0.60 Sterling bell - Prototype top sprung valves
        Concord Band
        Winchendon Winds
        Townsend Military Band

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        • 1Cor13:4
          Member
          • Feb 2021
          • 118

          #5
          Thank you for your input. I'm playing a new instrument for me, so I'm trying to figure out what works. Right now, the 1-2 works for G, but 3 works better for me for D. It's probably because I'm a novice player so my mouth is all over the place. I'll just keep playing and work out whatever is best for me.

          thanks again.
          Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:4

          And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16

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