Ab in 1st position

[tbdana]

Ouch! I think I sprained an eyeball!

[LeTromboniste]

Ouch! I think I sprained an eyeball!

I warned ya

We're getting way off the topic of this discussion, and I have a feeling Dana will roll her eyes so far that they'll actually still face forward

[imsevimse]

I just discovered I can play Ab in tune in first position on one trombone, my Gerdt TIS 216 Bb/G .500 tenor. When I ordered that horn I asked Lars to make possible to tune the slide real sharp. This means if I make the horn as short as possible and check with a tuner my Ab in first is in tune. My tuner is set to a=442, because this is how orchestras tune here. It works in a=442 but should work even better with a=440. In 442 I need to bend the note a bit (pinch it) so the sound isn't as open, I suppose if I play in 440 it would work better. Of course then I need to play even longer positions than I normally do. Backside is if I tune this way I do not know if my arms will be long enough for a B on seventh. With a trombone with a valve I think this would not be a problem.

/Tom

[Posaunus]

I just discovered I can play Ab in tune in first position on one trombone, my Gerdt TIS 216 Bb/G .500 tenor. When I ordered that horn I asked Lars to make possible to tune the slide real sharp.
/Tom

If only I could afford to have a special trombone made to play a single note!

I'll have to try this on my Conn trombones with spring slide bumpers. But they are - a large-bore tenor and a single-valve bass. Unlikely to need to play a first position high Ab!