[Trombone-l] (WAS) How to learn about F attachment

[Dean Hubbard]

The designer of the original Frakenbone wrote: " The reason the orchestra
tunes to the oboes is that you can‚t tune an oboe.  "

You're telling us!!!
We know those beasts can't be tuned or tamed.
Sorry Daniel, couldn't resist.

Bad Dean.


On 3/13/07 9:01 PM, "Daniel Pliskin" <daniel_pliskin at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> Keith,
>> 
>> I played next to a guy a few months ago who tuned his fourth line F on the
>> valve to the same note on the open horn. It didn't seem to occur to him to
>> tune the oboe . . . hmmm!
> 
> The reason the orchestra tunes to the oboes is that you can‚t tune an oboe.
> The best you can do is to carve a new reed, in a slightly different pitch
> 
> DanP
> 
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