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Re: Low E & F notes out of tune

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2019-11-16 23:12

I'm not totally sure what the problem is yet. However most likely the horn can be adjusted. When hitting the octave key is the middle B and C in tune?\ or are these middle notes flat too?

There are a few things you can try, try some different barrels. Maybe look for a barrel with a reverse taper, such as the Moennig barrels, but they aren't always made correctly., meaning the taper is off. The Vandoren M series mouthpieces are a bit longer than other mouthpieces and the bore may be too large. So try another mouthpiece. If the B and C notes are low in pitch try a shorter bell.

So you have to experiment a bit and see if you can get to pitch doing the above ideas. If this doesn't work see a repairman that is great with tuning horns. This is tricky finding the perfect setup. It can take time and patience. I don't know the bore dimensions of the E13 so I can't fix the problem at this point. But if you follow the above information you should be able to fix this yourself. The first thing I'd do is try some other mouthpieces and see if this helps.

A few repairmen have had interesting results with moving the octave key forward on R13's, but no idea if this will work on an E13.

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