PS I meant the same pitch as the chanterelles. The string gauge is anything between 27 and 32 thou.
Cheers Mike www.hurdygurdy.biz On Aug 10, 11:12 pm, mike gilpin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mitch - you don't want a low G, it's a high G (same as the > chanterelles). It's a bit zingy for my liking but is good to have if > you've got 2 trompettes. You then have a choice. A low G would be very > strange and possibly not very controllable. Have you heard the > trompette on the Sonneurs De Vielle En Bretagne? That's a low D or > maybe E. Very weird! > > If you want to know what a high G trompette sounds like, try tracking > down the playing of Laurent Tixier in La Marienne. And I think > Maurizio Martinotti of La Ciapa Rusa used high G as well. > > Anyway, I'd stick with the C/D trompette, ideally with a capo, but > otherwise just tune the string up from C to D. > > Cheers > Mikewww.hurdygurdy.biz > > On Aug 10, 5:02 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > > I don't normally play a gurdy in G/C tuning, and will be having a 3-chanter > > gurdy built that will play in both G/C and D/G. My question is, do G/C > > players prefer a trompette tuned to low G, or a trompette that switches > > between C and D via a capo system? I'm just wondering about that sound of > > the > > coups produced on that low G note as opposed to the somewhat higher C and D > > notes. Is it better, worse, or doesn't matter to players very much? I'd > > rather not have a second trompette installed to get the low G if there's > > no real > > advantage to it, but if it makes a distinctly better sounding coup, I'll > > consider it. > > > Thoughts? > > > Thanks in advance, > > Mitch Gordon > > Guerneville, California, US -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
