The Hated #4 Valve.

[Benjamin]

It went pretty good actully. It's allways been his preference to use 3 because you never know when your going to get stuck with a 3 valve and be out of wack. That is what he said. He said since I sent asking and got all this info he will not complain about it. He also liked the way I told him, you know not interupting or embarrsing him in front on the class. Thanks for all the info guys.
Benjamin.

[ThomasDodd]

It went pretty good actully. It's allways been his preference to use 3 because you never know when your going to get stuck with a 3 valve and be out of wack. That is what he said. He said since I sent asking and got all this info he will not complain about it. He also liked the way I told him, you know not interupting or embarrsing him in front on the class.

Good to hear.

He has a point, IF you don't own a horn. I'd suggest ocasionally playing without the 4th. Keeps you on your toes. Learn to pul the slides, and lip-it (depending on speed). It coul come in handy next time you need to play on a 3v sousaphone, for money Or something happens tou your horn, and you can only borrow a 3v horn from the school, since all the "good" horns are already checked out

[kalishdude]

4th valve, when tuned correctly, is always more in tune, i dont where what your conductor is talking about. ALWAYS USE 4TH VALVE!!!!!!

[Wilco]

Mmmm... my B natural in the staf (on mira BBb) is better in tune with 1+2 than 2+4. I tuned the 4th valve to low C btw...

[Gorilla Tuba]

Apparently your band director must have been sick when low brass instruments were covered in his brass methods class(es). Anyone who says to use finger combinations 1-3 or 1-2-3 as opposed to 4 or 2-4 should be consider a new career, ESPECIALLY if the horn you play on is compensating.

Damn... I better get a new career. I tune my 4th so that the 2&4 C# (CC tuba ) is in tune. That makes my 4th valve D really flat. I do best with playing D 1&3 with a little slide pull. Its much easier to manipulate the 1st or third slide while playing than it is to pull the 2nd or 4th on my horn.