Hello,
Am 22.04.2008 um 19:54 schrieb John Tappan:
F5 key is located on the upper (accidental) row of keys.[...]
I gather by reading this list that those really high notes may not
be used all that often.
The traditional repertoire does not use them much. But if you see the
hurdy gurdy as an instrument to play whatever you like to, you might
miss that key (I do).
Is this a standard/traditional key arrangement, or something that
Mssr Pignol just opted for?
this is the traditional setup for the french vielle a roue. The 18th
century original compositions fit to it too.
Some builders refer to a “full two octave” range, which should
include that last accidental note. Is it primarily a matter of
narrowing the key blanks and making smaller holes to make room
(assuming the tangent can still be adjusted properly)? And even
so, is it worth the effort to make those changes?
there are some makers that offer their 34.5 cm standard instruments
with full 2 octaves. If the vibrating length in longer the troubles
get fewer.
I play an 36 cm Alto one that has f, f#, g(=second octav), ab, a, b
(in the upper row), c and d(in the upper row). The d I rarely use,
the others I do use a lot.
The main problem when making thouse keys is the connection between
the keys and the key-slides: the slides need to sit where the frets
(tangents) are. The keys are wider than the slides to fit the
fingers. So the trick is to find a solution where the keys and the
slides match with enough material to last. Its also a question of
materials and craftmanship.
S.
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