Klarinet Archive - Posting 000240.txt from 2010/09

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] tuning
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:30:33 -0400

I believe that the bass clef wind instruments (with a few exceptions
such as E-flat tubas) are actually B-flat instruments. The fingerings
have been transposed rather than the music.

Gary

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Keith Bowen wrote:
> For the wind band, this is good for the trombone as it
> is the pedal fundamental (harmonics would also work), and many other
> instruments are naturally in Bb or Eb. Tuning a trombone to A is silly.
>

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