Just got a G bass herald trumpet!

[BopEuph]

So, I just bought an old Besson bass herald trumpet in G. What an interesting beast.

I'm looking to gig around town with a herald trumpet group I've put together in Orlando, and see about playing in other groups that use herald trumpets, but not necessarily tenor/bass.

So, learning to get around a horn in G is interesting. Thinking G and playing open is a really weird learning curve, so I'm debating which reading system to get used to. On one hand, I think I'll learn to get around the horn faster if I learn G treble. On the other, if any local ends up wanting to use me, I'm betting they're going to hand me bass clef parts.

Anyone ever found themselves in this predicament?

[hduong]

yes/no. I marched on a GG contrabass bugle for a few years, when I played non transposed bass clef parts, I just read everything a m3 down.

[BopEuph]

It's kind of weird. I've been going back and forth for the last few days, trying to figure out which would be the easiest. Fingerings are quicker with reading treble clef, but I keep chipping the notes because I'm hearing them higher in my head. On bass clef, I have to think about the fingerings, but the sound response is faster.