Cillian O'Briain D Chanter Off-The-Knee E
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Cillian O'Briain D Chanter Off-The-Knee E
Several years ago I acquired a Cillian O'Briain D chanter and am very pleased with it, except for the fact that I can't get a good and consistent off-the-knee E with it. I've communicated with a couple of people who play a COB set and they say that that note is prone to go into the high octave if too much pressure is applied to it. This is fine, except when I play regulator notes with it. Does anyone who play COB chanters have any alternate fingerings they use, or any advice to give regarding this? Thanks.
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Re: Cillian O'Briain Off-The-Knee E
Had'nt you better say what fingering you ARE using ?
I've never had a COB in my hands but I'm interested in the topic.
I've never had a COB in my hands but I'm interested in the topic.
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Re: Cillian O'Briain Off-The-Knee E
Hi Geoff! For an off-the-knee E, ring finger up, pinky down. (On-the-knee E: both ring finger and pinky up.)
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Re: Cillian O'Briain Off-The-Knee E
Ceann Cromtha wrote:Hi Geoff! For an off-the-knee E, ring finger up, pinky down. (On-the-knee E: both ring finger and pinky up.)
So you are looking for a Hard E , or perhaps just an open chanter ( legato) E ... Ok.
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Re: Cillian O'Briain D Chanter Off-The-Knee E
The quest for the perfect chanter continues.will we ever get there? NO . To play Uilleann pipes is to be human and human aren't perfect so why expect pipes to be.
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Re: Cillian O'Briain Off-The-Knee E
My COB chanter will yield an acceptable off-the-knee E with that fingering; a hair sharp, but the bottom two "hard" notes are supposed to be a touch sharp, eh? In any event, it doesn't jump octaves.Ceann Cromtha wrote:For an off-the-knee E, ring finger up, pinky down.
Does your chanter have a rush in it? Both Kieran O'Hare and Blackie O'Connell (both play COB sets) told me that pretty all much all of COB's chanters need a rush. Kieran's is a "broom straw" (fishing or trimmer line?) that goes all the way up the chanter. Blackie made a rush for the bottom of mine from the wrapper on a pack of fags.
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Re: Cillian O'Briain Off-The-Knee E
Thanks. I'll try this. I'd been told by a student of COB that a paperclip in the bell was all that was needed. Without a rush, the chanter is spot on in its tuning.An Draighean wrote:My COB chanter will yield an acceptable off-the-knee E with that fingering; a hair sharp, but the bottom two "hard" notes are supposed to be a touch sharp, eh? In any event, it doesn't jump octaves.Ceann Cromtha wrote:For an off-the-knee E, ring finger up, pinky down.
Does your chanter have a rush in it? Both Kieran O'Hare and Blackie O'Connell (both play COB sets) told me that pretty all much all of COB's chanters need a rush. Kieran's is a "broom stick" (fishing or trimmer line?) that goes all the way up the chanter. Blackie made a rush for the bottom of mine from the wrapper on a pack of fags.