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Old 06-08-2013, 01:02 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Are you saying D♭♭? Because that's just a C. I think the tone you want is C-quarter sharp. With brass instruments it's about how much air you put into the instrument too. I'm not a brass player but I'm pretty sure that if you depress valves only halfway you can alter the tones.
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