orchestral tuning

[corbasse]

I have never been into tuning before I play with a group. I like to adjust while playing. Something that I don't really think about. It just happens naturally.

I keep my tuning slide in the same position most of the time. There have been a few occations that I've needed to adjust it, but for the most part I think a good player can tune by pulling slides and using their lip.

Tuning is all part of a good blend of sound. If one can get away from thinking too hard about it, it should just come naturally while playing.

Amen. To quote our most famous (french) horn god:
"You listen dutifully to the oboe, look at your slides,
pull the main slide a bit and then put it back where
it has been for the last seven years!"

- Philip Farkas

[tubatooter1940]

Like MellowSmokeMan, I may do a brief tuning check before we start but prefer to tune as we go along. Most slide adjustment is for extra warm or cold conditions and the slide usually winds up in the same old position before the gig ends.