If you were doing an overhaul and setting key heights could you purposely set an instrument to perform well at a certain temperature?
I find that when it is 90 fahrenheit I have to pull out a lot and the horn doesn't play as evenly up and down. This makes sense because pulling out disproportionately effects the toneholes closest to the mouthpiece. But if the key heights were set with the mouthpiece already pulled out then wouldn't the horn play great at a higher temperature.
I actually have enough tenors lying around that it might be worth my getting one set up to play well in hot weather. But only if it is really going to make a difference.
I find that when it is 90 fahrenheit I have to pull out a lot and the horn doesn't play as evenly up and down. This makes sense because pulling out disproportionately effects the toneholes closest to the mouthpiece. But if the key heights were set with the mouthpiece already pulled out then wouldn't the horn play great at a higher temperature.
I actually have enough tenors lying around that it might be worth my getting one set up to play well in hot weather. But only if it is really going to make a difference.