I do have a set of UPs (nasty cheap ones which I bought reasonably as
they had been over 5 years on the shop shelf and nobody knew anything
about them (yes, from Hobgoblin) - no regulators) but they still weigh a
ton.
The fingering chart I managed to find may give you an idea
http://www.howardmusic.co.uk/owners_club/uillean_pipes_finger_chart.htm
I found the "on the knee off the knee" very difficult to try and get the
hang of (that, plus the sheer weight of the thing has resulted in it
finding a new home behind the sofa - I admitted defeat). Makes the NSP
seem a user-friendly instrument, at least.
I think you will be interested in this (note the phrase in the intro re
staccato playing as well).
I may try playing them again if I can get a bung to fit the hole in the
stock that the drones fit into - I just can't manage the weight these
days - anyone got a big cork?
Colin Hill
On 17/06/2011 20:58, Francis Wood wrote:
On 17 Jun 2011, at 14:14, [email protected] wrote:
The Uilleann pipe chanter can be, and often is, played closed, by resting
the chanter on the knee.
It's possible, but more difficult, to get just as clean, detatched playing
as with nsp.
However this isn't seen as a fundamental distinguishing feature, and is
not insisted upon. The chanter can be played open or closed, and is indeed
played both ways, to get more varied effects.
Hello Chris,
Thanks for this. I'm ignorant about Uilleann pipes as you'll probably gather.
But do you mean to say that the chanter can be played using two radically
different fingering systems and still remain _in tune_? If not, can the closed
method probably really and properly be regarded as part of the core technique
of those pipes?
Francis
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