Feeling a Little Flat Lately?
One thing I think many horn players don’t much take into account is the change of seasons on the pitch level of their instrument.
The weather has broken in Arizona. It is great outside but right now the inside of our house is fifteen degrees cooler than we kept it over the summer. In terms of my horns, I have a shorter tuning slide for my triple horn that I had to switch to and the double is pushed in nearly all the way at school. I am toying with cutting one slide on the triple even further. I would estimate the change from the summer settings on the main slide of either horn to be a bit over a half inch.
As the seasons change and venues change be sure to check your slide positions, especially the main slide, as it will need to be in a new place now compared to in the summer.
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