Dear Colin and everyone,
This is a quest for knowledge and not a suggestion, but would it be possible
to lower the pitch of a chanter by narrowing the bore and, conversly, raise
the pitch by widening the bore? If so, would it be possible to make a
longer F chanter (with correspondingly wider finger positions) by widening
the bore (but countering this by lengthening the chanter to maintain the
pitch?
I may have got the whole thing backwards but Helen's question has set me
thinking along these lines.
Cheers,
Richard
Dear Helen,
I actually made a D set for someone with larger fingers which was
comfortable for him and didn't worry him as he was not intending to play
with other F pipers and to be realistic might be the only way to fix him
up with a playing set he can manage.
However if the finger holes are drilled at 45 degrees downward from the
top and upward from the bottom of the chanter he may be able to spread the
holes to make it possible for him to play in F.
The holes on a bassoon are drilled this way to make it possible to cover
the holes but in the other way,i.e. upwards for the top holes and
downwards for the bottom holes.
Cheers,
Colin
-----Original Message-----
From: Helen Capes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 8:29
Subject: [NSP] Finger spacing
Ok this is a bit technical, for those who understand the link between bore
width and finger spacing.?
I have been approached by a man who would like to learn to play the NSP
but he really cannot squash his fingers onto an F chanter.?
One solution would be a D chanter, but that doesn't give him the future of
social playing with other pipers that he was looking for.?
He has made some very nice practice chanters for the GHP and wondered if
anyone could supply some ideas on how to make a keyless F chanter for the
NSP with wider fingers spacing.?
Helen ?
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