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Burning Down · 06-08-2013, 01:36 PM

Symbols like this, right?

I play flute, so it's easy for me to achieve 1/4 and 3/4 tones just by rolling the hole inwards or outwards. I'm sure there's a way on the trumpet but you might need valve extensions or something. Too bad it's not a trombone!

06-08-2013, 01:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	Symbols like this, right? I play flute, so it's easy for me to achieve 1/4 and 3/4 tones just by rolling the hole inwards or outwards. I'm sure there's a way on the trumpet but you might need valve extensions or something. Too bad it's not a trombone!