Hi Philip, This is another idea -- the bottom keys ( D - Eb I think) allow choice of finger -
regards Dave S On 5/5/2011 11:10 AM, Philip Gruar wrote: > a.d.s wrote >> Clough played in A maj and C maj. The arrangement of the Clough >> arrangement of key's was C low at the left side and B at the right >> side >> and that would allow player's to play in B and play the Beeswing, >> Underhand and whatever. > > Thanks for the replies on and off-list so far. > As expected, there are differing opinions. > > Adrian - are you saying that a B left, C right arrangement will make > it significantly harder to play Beeswing, Underhand etc? Is the > classic CB style essential/desirable for the traditional virtuoso > repertoire? > > If I start making chanters with BC instead of the traditional CB, am I > sending non-standard instruments out into the piping world which will > hamper their future owners for years to come? Or will they join > Colin's chanters with ABC, low G's etc. as part of the rich tapestry, > which players will get used to? > > Should pipe-makers adopt a new standard with a left-side low B, but > try to make it still just as easy to hit in arpeggios down from G/D as > a right-side low B? > Maybe this should only be done where there is also a right-side C# > paired with D, but not where the C# is on the left? > > Philip > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "a.d.s" <a....@ntlworld.com> > To: <nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 1:36 AM > Subject: [NSP] Clough v Reid > > >> Hello all, > I don't know of any player's since Clough that >> played in C except me and those that followed my example. Top C was >> added to my chanter by Colin, which was in F, which allowed me to play >> from low C to top C. This was a first as far as I know; bottom G >> didn't >> exist then. >> Adrian >> >> -- >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3615 - Release Date: 05/04/11 > > --
