A word of caution from a mediocre player about G sets. The only one I ever
tried, the holes were too close for my fingers.
I take the point about wanting to play with people who play other instruments,
but if you're starting, I can't help thinking it's wiser to start with a more
normal
Just my 2 penn'orth (with apologies for any points remade) ...
More so than Dru, I even have difficulty sealing the holes of the regular
F#ish chanter I had made for club sessions. Thus, I'm effectively limited
to my fully chromatic 2 octave 'hedgehog' D chanter at present. However,
similarly
G chanter with holes angularly fan-bored
to widen their outer-end spacing
But the circumference isn't that great, so how much advantage can you get this
way?
On a recorder there is more bore so more profit in doing it this way.
And covering the holes is far easier when your fingers are
Someone who played in our ceilidh band had a wind synth, which will do
what you want. Think of it as an electric clarinet, with thumb
switches to select octave, change key, and make individual notes sharp
or flat. The processor has switches that let you select flute,
clarinet, bassoon, highland
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While we are on the topic of G sets. I keep hearing rumors or reports of wide
bore G chanters being made with F chanter finger spacing but have yet to hear
of them actually making it to market. Supposedly at least two makers have made
them but that is all I know. Is anyone making these currently?
Yes, but I had a bit of conversation with another pipemaker that said they had
made such a beast and it was working well, but I have then not heard more from
them or seen the big bore G come onto the market. Maybe he had the same
experience in the end. I am not sure.
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