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Flat high G (1st finger + sliver)

Author: ClariJet
Date: 2021-07-30 02:59

Question for those who are good with repairs and modifications:

I was a buffet player in my youth and later switched to Selmer models- currently playing the Privilege, which is a wonderful horn but for one altissimo G fingering (LH 1, sliver, Eb key) which is always slightly flat. Even in a hot room in the summer the best it can be is dead on-which is never good for a note that high. On buffet I didn't even need the sliver most of the time because it's so high.

I've tried other models and notice the same thing. Shorter barrels or a different mouthpiece doesn't change it either. It's also not a matter of me adjusting- I've been playing it full time for three years. There are plenty of other fingerings so I can still get by, but my life would be so much easier if I could raise the pitch of that one fingering by about 10 cents. It's simply the best for legato and quiet entrances.

Sorry for the long explanation, but my question is: Is there a modification that can be done that won't throw anything else out of whack? Opening the first finger tone hole? Changing the register tube?

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