Tuning Lever for a Beginner

[Matthew Todd]

More than likely you were a better horn player because of your cornet in the first place.  Playing on a not so good quality horn I am sure made you practice harder till you actually played a better model and found you were even better!
   
  I practiced one whole summer for a concert in the fall, using nothing more than a wurlitzer console.  For the concert I had rented a 7 foot Steinway....piece of cake!  But practicing on that wurlitzer made me practice harder and a lot more diligently.  Go figure.
   
  Matthew

Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net> wrote:
          "To me, it seems silly for a complete novice to go out and buy an 
  expensive tuning lever. It's likely I'll eventually get a Fujan, but I'm 
  looking for some advice on what to do right now. I was thinking about 
  just buying a cheap Fisher Price lever on ebay to start with, and then 
  spend more money once I'm further along."
   
  The best Advice I can give you is: Never Buy A Cheap Tool!! However, you don't need a Mazarati for Commuting.<G> I suggest a moderate priced Tuning Lever from Piano Tech or Schaff. The cheap ones will drive you nuts, take my word on that. A prime example of Cheap vs Other: All through Grade School/High School I had an adequate Cornet. It served me well, so I thought, (I was second chair). In my Senior year, the first chair had been gifted a Selmer Paris Trumpet. We were playing duets and I conned her into letting me try her horn. The moment I played that Instrument, the light went on! I had better tone. I could play faster. I could play higher and lower. I was a better player because of that horn!<G> I conned my Mom into buying me one, shortly after that incident.<G>
  Happy learning,

   
   
  Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
  Captain of the Tool Police
  Squares R I
   
  


 
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