What's with all the show????

[MartyNeilan]

I think I had trouble with the Gb and G on my 345, but then I got a blokepiece...

Where do you place the blokepiece in the valve system?

You use it to whack appropriately sized dents at the nodes of the problem notes.

[eupher61]

Where do you place the blokepiece in the valve system?

You use it to whack appropriately sized dents at the nodes of the problem notes.[/quote]

The blokepiece, while giving the best bang for the buck, is almost too much for the job. I came across a Perduba double cup trombone mouthpiece which works as an excellent sub for the blokepiece for this. It takes a little less air but a little more force.

[imperialbari]

I think I had trouble with the Gb and G on my 345, but then I got a blokepiece...

Where do you place the blokepiece in the valve system?

I stick it in the fourth valve tubing to compensate for the little stepping between the inner and outer slides - it adds a lot of zip to the bottom register and a new node or anti-node (can't remember which) next to the third valve letting me play those Gb notes with a bit more pop above the staff.

Anyway 345 should give a reasonable low Gb. On an Eb tuba.