It struck me the other day, and I was wondering if anyone knows the
answer.
Where does Winster Gallop come from and how did it get into the piping
repertoire?
There's a Winster I know well but it isn't anywhere near
Northumberland. It is near Matlock in Derbyshire. It is famous, among
I am just starting to try and use the keys on my 7-key chanter. I'm
having a bit of a random issue with the lower 3 keys, when i open them
i sometimes get a high pitched squeak rather than the appropriate
note. Does anyone have any idea why this might be?
Cheers - Neil
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Pure guesswork on my part but has the cotton bung become saturated with oil?
I had some very unusual things happen when that occurred and I had a pool of
oil in there.
Only other thing I could suggest is to make sure the pads seat and lift off
cleanly - and don't try and sneak the key off -
Possible causes:
- Not properly covering the finger holes with the left hand (lick finger
tips before playing. If squeek goes away pay more attention to covering
holes),
- Dry, leaky pad on one of the upper keys (oil all key pads to improve seal)
- Air leaking between reed seat and reed
