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Re: Intonation on a B&H Edgware : what's possible?

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2020-08-11 02:21

I'm not too familiar with the Edgware but I have played Boosey and Hawks 1010s and I believe they (and maybe the 926 too) where the only model the required the cylindrical bore mouthpieces.

That said I'm not sure why your middle staff "B" and the third space "C" are flat. A normal result (without compensating in some way with embouchure) would be for those notes to be slightly sharp. Also, I'm not sure how you got those results. The "best" method would be to have a compatriot write down what he sees on the tuner as you play from some distance away (the key is not for you to see the tuner).

First I'd say that it is best to go for an embouchure that is somewhat relaxed. You want support all around the mouthpiece (like a rubber band) but you want to be able to move higher in pitch as well as lower in pitch on any given note on the fly.

More specifically I'd try to zero in on being 'ON THE MONEY' with your open "G" and embouchure ......in the middle (again, being able to adjust up and down from there. Once you've got that I'd say the notes down to the "C" should be pretty close, not a lot sharper as it looks in your current chart. Now skip up to the fourth line "D" through the "A." Those notes should be pretty easy to keep where you have your open "G" at zero.......... in theory.

Anyway, I'd start there and then try to wrangle notes up and down from those into the fold. To be really close to pitch, you want to keep things within 4cents sharp (remember, it's better to be "sharp" then out of tune!).

As far as community groups go, accurate intonation is not going to happen. So you just need to be able to zig and zag with what's going on. Chances are pretty good once the trumpets get into the fray you'll wind up having to push in.

.................Paul Aviles

Post Edited (2020-08-11 05:06)

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