Hi to All,
i did not clip the reed, i am not skilled in that, although i have done
it before with success, but it is the only chanter reed i have so i
wanted that to be the last resort. i opened the reed a fraction, it did
give a different pressure but it was not to bad and i will get used to
it. i also moved the reed out a bit, and this makes everything slightly
flat to concert pitch G but i play solo, it is ok. also this flattened
the top G a bit and sharpened the bottom G a fraction, so i closed the
G hole with glue at one side until it was in tune.
so in the end i altered the bottom G, but everything else is in tune, a
pressure i can handle, not exactly G pitch but the chanter is in tune
with itself.
many thanks,
kevin
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From: "Gibbons, John" <j.gibb...@imperial.ac.uk>
To: Kevin <tilb...@yahoo.com>; Dartmouth nsp list N.P.S. site
<nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 11:41
Subject: RE: [NSP] Re: flat chanter in the middle
Kevin,
What was the trouble in the end?
Or more precisely, what remedy cured it?
I'd trust the ones with hands on experimental knowledge rather than a
mere theoretician,
but theory is all I have!
John
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From: [1]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [[2]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] on
behalf of Kevin [[3]tilb...@yahoo.com]
Sent: 16 November 2011 08:57
To: Dartmouth nsp list N.P.S. site
Subject: [NSP] Re: flat chanter in the middle
Many thanks to all who wrote about my chanter being flat. i did what
you advised and it has solved the problem. many thanks my chanter is
now back in tune.
best wishes
kevin
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From: Dave Shaw <[4]d...@daveshaw.co.uk>
To: Kevin <[5]tilb...@yahoo.com>; Dartmouth nsp list N.P.S. site
<[6]nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 10:16
Subject: [NSP] Re: flat chanter in the middle
Hi Kevin
I would agree with the detail of Philips advice.
When the octaves are in tune with each other and the fifth is flat
then
the reed is too long.
You need to shorten the reed by half millimetre cuts(or less) until
the
intervals are correct.
I use a cut throat type razor for this, on an endgrain hardwood block
(
boxwood).
A heavy craft knife would do on some firm surface, but you have to be
careful as you can give yourself a nasty cut
if the slightest slip occurs.
Tuning the chanter to proper pitch is a whole different ballgame!
Cheers,
Dave
Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW
Whistles
www.daveshaw.co.uk
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Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 8:20 PM
Subject: [NSP] flat chanter in the middle
> Hi to All,
> Can anyone advice me on the tuning of my chanter to the drones.
The
top
> G and the bottom G are in tune with the drones but the middle
notes
> especially the D is a fraction out of tune, a little flat. is this
> rectified by moving the reed, if so which way? or opening the reed
or
> closing it?
> the chanter has been in tune in the past but since changing the
reed
i
> find these problems, it is either the top/bottom notes are out or
the
> middle notes are out....any advice?
> thanks
> kevin
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