Re: York Eb question
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 12:34 pm
Mike,
It was likely built in High Pitch, so it' probably about a half tone sharp.
The valve slides can likely be pulled out for A=440, but for my High Pitch horns I've made new tuning slides for them so that they can be pulled out for 440 and not modify the originals.
These horns often came with two tuning slides, one for High Pitch and one for Low Pitch (A=440). In 1910 York parented an extra loop for the difference so that one could use the same tuning slide for either.
If you don't care, you can just do something like have the original ferrules extended so that it is now long enough to play in modern pitch.
It was likely built in High Pitch, so it' probably about a half tone sharp.
The valve slides can likely be pulled out for A=440, but for my High Pitch horns I've made new tuning slides for them so that they can be pulled out for 440 and not modify the originals.
These horns often came with two tuning slides, one for High Pitch and one for Low Pitch (A=440). In 1910 York parented an extra loop for the difference so that one could use the same tuning slide for either.
If you don't care, you can just do something like have the original ferrules extended so that it is now long enough to play in modern pitch.