What I thought was weird was that it wasn't a flat B, but a spot on B-Flat. Though I do agree with having drones. I tried some drones for the first time this past weekend and fell in love.tommykleen wrote:A “flat” B might actually be the product of just intonation and therefore blend better with the drones. Personally, a flat B drives me nuts, and I tend to leave my B on the sharp side, especially when playing with equal-tempered [there’s a joke in there] instruments.
And this set seems equal-tempered. awildman would know better than I do.
The answer I've come up with so far is that it might be bag technique. If I apply more pressure to the bag, I can relatively easily get it to go from B-Flat to a B. It isn't my favorite solution, but it is doable. Which brings me to the question for other pipers: is that normal? It seems like I have to apply a fair bit more pressure for the B than I do for other notes.awildman wrote: I would tend to look first at bag technique or leaky fingers and branch out from there. You really need to nail down a local piper.