I have signed up with Taps for Veterans to sound Taps on 9/11. I had been given a Getzen bass trumpet and I thought I would try using it tomorrow. I used the Bach 12C mouthpiece that came with the horn.
I started to warm up – the first two notes I played were concert F and concert D (i.e., up a major 6th). The D sounded really sour, and I checked it with my tuner app. The F was in tune, the Bb was in tune, but the D was halfway between a D and a Db.
I tried it again with my trombone mouthpiece (6.5AL) – same intonation issue. I pulled out the trombone and the euphonium, and they played perfectly in tune. On the bass trumpet, I was able to force the D a little sharper by using a lot of pressure, pushing the horn against my lips. But that made the tone unstable and it still wasn't in tune. I got a little closer using 1-2 to play the D.
Did you ever hear of any intonation problem like this? Anyway, I’ll use my euphonium to sound Taps tomorrow.
I started to warm up – the first two notes I played were concert F and concert D (i.e., up a major 6th). The D sounded really sour, and I checked it with my tuner app. The F was in tune, the Bb was in tune, but the D was halfway between a D and a Db.
I tried it again with my trombone mouthpiece (6.5AL) – same intonation issue. I pulled out the trombone and the euphonium, and they played perfectly in tune. On the bass trumpet, I was able to force the D a little sharper by using a lot of pressure, pushing the horn against my lips. But that made the tone unstable and it still wasn't in tune. I got a little closer using 1-2 to play the D.
Did you ever hear of any intonation problem like this? Anyway, I’ll use my euphonium to sound Taps tomorrow.
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