PT-6 fingering using the 5th valve

daktx2 · Post by **daktx2** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:47 pm

the 5th valve is actually a little shorter than 1+2. fingerings are identical to this.

Art Hovey · Post by **Art Hovey** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:14 am

You can use a spreadsheet to figure out a lot of alternate fingerings. There are some examples here:
http://www.galvanizedjazz.com/tuba.html

kontrabass · Post by **kontrabass** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:43 pm

Well it depends on what configuration you have the fifth valve (i.e. the Fifth valve assembly + the extention + the slide, or just the slide and the fifth valve assembly). The extension with the assembly gives a 2+3, while just the slide + the assembly is a flat whole-step.

This is probably the key - I remember when I got my PT-6, I couldn't figure out the 5th valve for the life of me. There's a middle part to the whole fifth valve slide that will come out - it's about six inches long. If you take out the extension, your horn will correspond to most of the "standard" 5-valve fingerings that you're likely to see on fingering charts (i.e. 4-5 for low F).