| Just the horn by itself? Use a tuner--an electronic one. Or, go with a friend that has a good ear. Most horns have that "inherent capabilty" to play in tune or out of tune--in fact that is a characteristic that many players like. That is how I think of "loose slotting" in a horn, and I like it a lot. The real question is how easy is it for YOU to play the horn in tune. This can again be answered with an electronic tuner, or a person with a good ear for pitch.
Just my opinions.
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Doug Walsdorf
Schilke B2
Kanstul 1525
1927 Conn 22B New York Symphony
"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort." |