getting those cute little Buescher Eb helicons down to A=440

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Re: getting those cute little Buescher Eb helicons down to A

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Lengthen the main tuning slide, and pull the individual valve slides as necessary.
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Re: getting those cute little Buescher Eb helicons down to A

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How are the octaves on those?
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Re: getting those cute little Buescher Eb helicons down to A

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bloke wrote:
Bob Kolada wrote:How are the octaves on those?
They play remarkably well in tune with themselves...

The issue with lengthening them to A=440 is "how one manages to lengthen them without the main slide sticking out too far past the body's main circle...but there is no interest in the solution, so...
I don't own one, but would like to someday. When I do, I'll contact you!
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