I have a 20 Button Anglo C/G Lachenal which I had for years which I have
done very little with. I am about to get it serviced ( more like a re-build
I suspect!) and am considering getting it re-tuned to play along with NSP -
either for me to have a go , or to lend to a friend so we can do some
Morning Mike - yes this correct.
For a C/G anglo where you are typically playing tunes in G and D (and
associated minors) you would want a Bb/F tuning to play with NSP.
Unless you know the person you want to play with is in concert F then
+20 would also be a very good idea. I have a Bb
Rob
Thanks - Colin Dipper will be doing the work for me ( he has just tweaked
and sold my English concertina for me which is funding this work!) so I
will talk it through with him - I gather he has done similar work for other
pipers
I will also have a look at a second hand one as an option - I
Quoting Mike Dixon msdi...@btinternet.com:
Could you expand on the 'care and sympathy' with the drones?
Simply that the drones are of course fixed pitch and continuous. Some
bass line combinations which work on their own or with non-drone
instruments can clash horribly with pipes... (in my
--- On Thu, 6/1/11, rob@milecastle27.co.uk
rob@milecastle27.co.uk wrote:
It's a case of trying and seeing what you like. The other way round
this would be for the piper not to play drones ... but I wouldn't
recommend that approach.
cheers
Rob
Sorry to disagree,
Others may not like it but at least you'll be pleasing the most
important person in this whole process, namely yourself. Which is I
would argue is the main purpose of traditional music.
Pleasing everyone else in the room might be a priority for some, as well!
I have heard too many so-called
