Michael Hubbert B flat chanter for sale

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Mark Ward
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Michael Hubbert B flat chanter for sale

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I just reduced the price on a very nice Michael Hubbert B-flat chanter for sale in mountain mahogany with ivory nut mounts. This is a really nice looking chanter with a sound to match. It has five keys plus a stop key. It is in excellent condition and you can see pictures and get details at Pat's uilleann obsession classifieds page. I am asking $2000, or best offer.
http://www.uilleannobsession.com/classifieds.html#522
Thanks!
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Re: Michael Hubbert B flat chanter for sale

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Is it a B flat chanter, or a B-flat chanter?
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Don't know if you are joking or not, but it is B-flat, or Bb, or a chanter that is a half step below the pitch of B, or two half steps below C, or....How many below D is that? I get confused. (Thanks for pointing that out. I fixed the text but could not do it in the subject line.)
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I think what was meant by the question was whether it is a chanter tuned A440 in the pitch of Bb or if it is a model based on older design playing flat of modern Bnat


Edit: I reread it & now I think what was meant is simply - "is it Bb or a Bnat flat chanter". It can get confusing...
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I understand the confusion as I play a flat set pitched in B natural. Hyphenation (and punctuation in general) makes for better clarity in the written word.
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The terminology can get confusing. Some people use “flat” as a synonym for narrow bore. I prefer using B natural and B flat to describe the pitch.es, rather than the bore.
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