[TPIN] Bach Strad Re: Low F natural

[Mark Flegg]

This can be done easily at home too. Just buy a kit from your local hardware
store for replacing the flush mechanism of a toilet (!) which happens to
include a brass rod of exactly the right diameter, with a convenient right
angle turn at one end. All you need to do is cut it to the right length and
you're good to go! The brass bends easily, which is good, because it helps
you line up the holes in the slides.. and bad, because it gets bent out of
alignment every time you put it in the case.



On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Michael Goode <
michaelg at trumpetworkspress.com> wrote:

> Years ago I had Wayne Tanabe (when he was at Brass Bow) put an extra-long
> threaded screw rod
> on my third valve slide of my B-flat Bach in order to play the low F
> natural in tune.  That way, you can
> just kick out the third slide all the way when you need it as long as you
> have worked it to make it move
> quickly.   It takes a little practice to get used to it but this way all
> the other notes stay in tune as well.
>
> It's especially helpful for the opening of Carmen which is on many
> auditions.
>
> Michael Goode
> www.trumpetworkspress.com
>
>