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False Tones
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:30 pm
by Tubajug
Are these unique to each tuba? Or are there "false tone fingerings" that are pretty standard? I was playing around with my King 1240 trying to get below the E and found that I could play a D pretty well with just 2nd valve. I can't remember off the top of my head what the others were, but I figured out a few more. So are those pretty standard, or like I already said, are they unique to each horn?
Re: False Tones
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:42 pm
by Tubajug
Thanks Bloke! I like your new avatar by the way. I had gotten so used to the elk you had that when I saw your name with new avatar I was really confused for a few seconds....
Re: False Tones
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:11 pm
by Michael Bush
bloke wrote:ghost of Christmas yet to come...
Cool. Any hints you care to drop?
Re: False Tones
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:24 pm
by Tubajug
talleyrand wrote:bloke wrote:ghost of Christmas yet to come...
Cool. Any hints you care to drop?
You're releasing your own tuba design dubbed "El Toro?"
Re: False Tones
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:33 pm
by cjk
Bloke is strong, like bull, but sensitive, like squirrel.
Re: False Tones
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:11 am
by Rick Denney
cjk wrote:Bloke is strong, like bull, but sensitive, like squirrel.
Str-r-r-ong like booll. Da!
But senseeteeve? Ha!
Rick "sensitive, like bull" Denney
Re: False Tones
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:36 pm
by sloan
Strong like MOOSE.
Also sensitive like MOOSE.
Re: False Tones
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:05 am
by iiipopes
bloke wrote:Those tubas that seem to respond best start with "open" for (ref: BBb tuba) low Eb and move down in 1/2 steps with regular chromatic fingerings.
The absolute "industry standard" for high-grade false tones (the instruments to which all others along these lines should be compared) would be (imho, obviously) the Conn 14K/32K/36K/Pan American sousaphones. These instruments play these pitches so well that (until I was in the 11th or 12th grade) I was not aware that those pitches were not "on the instrument".
...yes: D - 2nd valve
Indeed. I concur. No need for a 4th valve. Just have the upper loop of the 1st valve circuit converted to a usable slide by the left hand, set #3 so 2+3 is right on, and you can "ride throttle" on #1 for the best intonation of any souzy ever.