I agree with Graham on this. It depends on your stringing. I used gut
high melody strings and a metal lower string. While there is a
difference in diameter, I have not found that the nut or bridge
required any difference to accommodate the different strings, and I
have moved the lower string from the buzzing-bridge side to the bass
drone side and back with no problems. I haven't noticed any difference
in response between the sides at all. On the other hand, if I had used
gut for both strings, I could see that it would require modification
of the instrument to swap them.
-Arle
On Dec 17, 2007, at 9:44 AM, Graham Whyte wrote:
The low octave chanter need not be any thicker
My low G (NRI silver wound) is very slightly thinner than my gut
high G
The low G is so close to the diameter of the high G, I didn't have
to do any
changes
Graham
