Pedal C

I don't always loosen them at the end of the day, but if you leave them alone for too long the horn starts to play as if they are all tighter than you mean them to be. If I loosen them and the rubber sort of pops loose, they've been tightened too long!

A way Tom Raney suggested to find the my best adjustment is to go valve be valve. Leave #1 and #3 just tight enough not to fall off, then check the second valve by quickly slurring (through all the partials) from low B to high B. You'll find a balance of flexibility and slots with a little experimentation. Then leave that one alone and do the first, then third. Honestly, I've never had great success with this method, but maybe you will!

I've usually just done it like they recommend, but it's really whatever works for you. A friend of mine had a lesson with Charlie Schlueter and he adjusted my friends horn. Then I tried it (not knowing CS had changed it) and asked him what was wrong with his horn! But CS is way better than me, so what can I say...

Rowuk...How are your first and second caps when the third is the tightest? I've never tried it like that.

Jason.

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