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I am not so sure a shorter chanter tuned down will give you the same tonal effect as a longer chanter. You may have to buy a Bflat yet.Saved me from buying a set just to hear the difference...
I agree. I use to wonder what was meant by the description "this chanter is most comfortable just south of B" or "that's where this chanter seems to want to be." And how many instruments would be "fixed pitch" for a Bb chanter anyway?Ted wrote:Unless the guy was playing with a fixed pitch instrument I thought his expectation was unwarranted. If the set played in tune with itself I would have been happy.
Good point. And that raises other questions. Doing the same thing to a B chanter of another maker would likely give different result. And where does a maker know at what pitch a chanter sounds best after boring (could be a little sharp or flat). Chances are the only time a chanter will sound best is when the maker voices it to the best reed before it leaves the shop.Mr.Gumby wrote:I am not so sure a shorter chanter tuned down will give you the same tonal effect as a longer chanter. You may have to buy a Bflat yet.Saved me from buying a set just to hear the difference...
That's definitely true - not necessarily the bit about buying more chanters! They become more cello like the longer they go, regardless of the absolute pitch. Interesting though. Sounds more muted and less rich than an actual Bb as far as I can tell from youtube.Mr.Gumby wrote:I am not so sure a shorter chanter tuned down will give you the same tonal effect as a longer chanter. You may have to buy a Bflat yet.Saved me from buying a set just to hear the difference...
benoit trémolières wrote:I'm completly convinced that a chanter without its original reed is like a stringed instrument with strings and part of the fretboard missing.(not to mention the bridge!).
All you can deduce about key and tuning is guesswork.
The only undisputable difference is about the tone.
Whatever reed you can make, a short and wide bore wont play the same than a longer and narrower one.
All the acoustic calculations does'nt mean anything as long as they are neglecting the reed (AND THE STAPLE!!!), or just considering it as a valve or a resonator.
I'm afraid i''m always repeating the same things...
I've been working on acoustic calculations for several years. I haven't tackled reed instruments yet. I dearly want to, but when I do I'll take Benoit's statement, echoed by Geoff, as fundamental truth.benoit trémolières wrote:All the acoustic calculations doesn't mean anything as long as they are neglecting the reed (AND THE STAPLE!!!)