Thanks Mike and Barbara. The G/C is uncharted territory for me, so it's good to hear what people commonly use and like. I'll stay with the capo'd C-D trompette plan. I don't really want two trompettes if there isn't a really strong reason to have that configuration. Mitch In a message dated 8/10/2011 3:12:20 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
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 Mike www.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. -- 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.
