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Maybe, this has been asked before.

I got a yamaha 822 F tuba. Checking with the tuner some notes were not in tune.
Which fingerings do you use with this instrument, or which corrections (slide pulling) do you make? Thanks for your help.

I don't pull any slides or use any alternate fingerings. I do lip down slightly most 1-2 combinations, and lip up slightly top-line A. Generally I find the tuning of mine to be excellent.




SK

A mouthpiece will throw the tuning off. Make a chart showing results for a few mouthpieces.

I definitely agree with Dean that different mouthpieces will change some intonation. I use a Bobo Solo for any kind of solo playing along with Bydlo, and a Bobo Symphonic for anything else--orchestra, brass band Eb parts, and quintet. For me, the horn slots a little better with the Symphonic and the only adjustments I have to make are with slides: pulling 1st for D in the staff and pulling 4th for low Bb. With the Solo, I usually have to use 3 in place of 1+2 for Ds and As in the staff, 1+2 instead of 0 and 2+3 instead of 2 for A and Ab on top of the staff, and occasionally 4 instead of 1 for G at the top of the staff, depending on the situation (I usually only do this if I am playing with piano). Generally I have found the only notes that I have to watch are the 1+2 combos in the staff. I hope this helps, and feel free to PM me if you have any other questions.

Chris Bettler

My current Tuba, King 1240 modified, needs to pull the 4th slide for play in tune. The others slides, I don´t pull, but I use 1-2 combo to play the natural notes, E and A( D and G effect sounds), and I reserve the 3th, in the combo 2-3, for the Eb and Ab ( Db Gb effect sounds) because this key is a little low when I use alone.
Normally, I prefer a accurate adjustment in the low register, and lip corrections in the medium register, when necessary.

To the OP: Can you specifiy which notes are out of tune?