I think it depends on your personal preference, what you want to play,
and who you want to play it with, as well as the instrument itself.
Mine, for example, is very difficult to tune in G/C (the placement of
the keys is wrong for the "perpendicular octave" method), but no problem
at all in D/G. Most of the people I know prefer to play in keys
compatible with the D/G tuning. But I play a lot of early and baroque
music, and would like to be able to use the HG for that too, which would
be far easier in the G/C tuning, so eventually (should the economy ever
recover) I'll need a second instrument.
- Marty
Felicia Dale wrote:
A d/g instrument is the easiest way to play with fiddlers and many
pipers, but I get along just fine with a c/g gurdy.
Felicia.
On Mar 21, 2010, at 12:37 AM, LVJay wrote:
[...]
As I was listening to various tunes, it occurs to me:
If I want to play with other instruments (pipers, etc) I should
probably be looking at an instruments with a d/g tuning, yes?
Jay
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Martin Lodahl of Auburn, California
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