Finger chart for 6 valve Vienna F-tuba

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MacedoniaTuba
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Finger chart for 6 valve Vienna F-tuba

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Hey guys,I was lucky to get an old Vienna F tuba with 6 valves. Since i've only played BB and CC tubas in this 5 years I was playing tuba,can anybody send me the fingering chart for this one. Thanks a lot.
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Re: Finger chart for 6 valve Vienna F-tuba

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Apparently there are at least two different fingering systems for 3+3RV F tubas.

For the rare Wiener Griffsystem you may read an older posting of mine:

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Not a fingering table, but the foundation for developing your own fingerings.

As I get what non-Austrians call the Vienna fingerings, these are for tubas with the normal 1st, 2nd, and 3rd valves placed in the left hand.

About the right hand: The 6th valve lowers the open bugle a perfect fourth and may be considered a switch valve to CC. The 4th valve is a long whole step and the 5th valve is a long semitone. The 4th and 5th valves may be considered the two first valves of a CC tuba.

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Re: Finger chart for 6 valve Vienna F-tuba

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Thank you,today my professor somehow found on page of some old Russian book and guess what? The finger chart was over there. Now back to work.
P.s. if someone would like to have it,just send me your mail,I'll scan it and send it to you.
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For any tuba outside the "norm" this is often the best fingering chart:
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Marty "who used some odd valve combinations on his Cerveny 6 valve F, but who also played it in tune with minimal effort"
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