[Trombone-l] Equipment Question and Euphonium

[Walter Barrett]

The 321 is a 4 valve horn, no reason to fake those notes, except for  
maybe lip practice, and as a curiosity. They don't come out so well  
on the 201 (3 valve version of the 321). The 321 was based on the  
basic proportions of the older Bessons, do the false tones work on  
those horns, or do they work better on American style "baritones?"

They don't come out on my 641, for what that's worth...


On Jun 7, 2007, at 2:48 AM, Richardson, Timothy A Mr CIV USA/IMCOM- 
Europe wrote:

> Does anybody know if the 321 comes with the Eb false tone series built
> in?
>
> Some euphs have it, especially older noncompensating ones, and some
> don't, for reasons I don't understand.  My old Martin plays them well,
> they center about as well as trigger notes would, but many of the  
> modern
> horns I try won't play them at all.


Walter Barrett

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know for sure that just ain't so."
	-Mark Twain

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