to Bb or not to Bb

Christopher Moon

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Nov 4, 1995, 3:00:00 AM11/4/95

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I was wondering, is the fingering the same for a C trumpet except it's
taken uo a step from Bb...

Christopher Moon
Ach...@ix.netcom.com

ghu...@primenet.com

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Nov 6, 1995, 3:00:00 AM11/6/95

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Christopher,

Fingerings for C trumpet are basically the same as for Bb. However, most
Bach C trumpets have bad 4th space E and Eb. These notes are often more
focused and in tune when fingered 1-2 (for E instead of OPEN) and 2-3 (for
Eb instead of 2). This takes some getting used to, but after a while,
come quite naturally. I played a large bore Bach C 229 25H throughout
college and LOVED IT. I even used it in marching band!

Gary Hudman

In article <47f6ki$7...@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>, ach...@ix.netcom.com

John Clarke Mccanless

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Nov 7, 1995, 3:00:00 AM11/7/95

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In article <47f6ki$7...@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>,

Christopher Moon <ach...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>I was wondering, is the fingering the same for a C trumpet except it's
>taken uo a step from Bb...
>
> Christopher Moon
> Ach...@ix.netcom.com

Yes, but...depending on the horn and the player, the pitch center
may vary from what you're used to, and "alternate" fingerings
may turn in to primary fingerings, esp. for the C-F range on the
staff.

Your mileage will vary...

John

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John C. McCanless
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Virginia
Internet: jc...@virginia.edu

Jonathan Sivier

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Nov 12, 1995, 3:00:00 AM11/12/95

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jc...@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (John Clarke Mccanless) writes:

>In article <47f6ki$7...@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>,
>Christopher Moon <ach...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>I was wondering, is the fingering the same for a C trumpet except it's
>>taken uo a step from Bb...
>>
>> Christopher Moon
>> Ach...@ix.netcom.com

>Yes, but...depending on the horn and the player, the pitch center
>may vary from what you're used to, and "alternate" fingerings
>may turn in to primary fingerings, esp. for the C-F range on the
>staff.

I have a Bach Bb Trumpet, but would like to play music written for C. Is
it possible to get different tuning slides to change the tuning of the trumpet?

Thanks.

Jonathan

J Hui

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Nov 12, 1995, 3:00:00 AM11/12/95

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> I have a Bach Bb Trumpet, but would like to play music written for C.
Is
>it possible to get different tuning slides to change the tuning of the
trumpet?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>Jonathan

From Bb to C? Only by transposition. They do sell Bb slide for C
trumpets, but the intotnation can be off...
-
John Hukari WSB...@prodigy.com

Daniel Madrid

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Nov 13, 1995, 3:00:00 AM11/13/95

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The fingerings for the shorter instruments are the same as for the Bb.
On some instruments, you will find that some alternate fingerings are
more in tune than the ones you have come to know on the Bb. For example,
some short horns will play noticebly flat for the written C or Eb; you
can use the 2,3 combination to raise the pitch. On some Piccolo
trumpets, using the fourth valve instead of the 1,3 combination is
better. You really have to experiment with the particular instrument.

Dan Madrid