I just bought (used) a St Petersburg Eb (Model 206L)
As I was trying it out, I discovered that the 5th rotor is tuned as 3 half steps (1+2 equivalent) . I have not heard of this before, is it a Russian thing?
5th Valve tunings
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roweenie
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Re: 5th Valve tunings
"Even a broken clock is right twice a day".
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binlove
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Re: 5th Valve tunings
Great link — thanks Roweenie!roweenie wrote:http://www.galvanizedjazz.com/tuba/5thvalve.html" target="_blank
Scroll down to "Example 3".
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roweenie
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Re: 5th Valve tunings
Glad to be of service, but real thanks go to Art for doing all of that math, and setting up the website......
"Even a broken clock is right twice a day".
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tubaman58
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Re: 5th Valve tunings
Thank you, just the info I need 