Happy accidents are great. I was on the lookout for a Cnat chanter. I came upon a nice one and bought it. When it arrived it was playing quite sharp of Cnat, but nicely in tune with itself. Turns out it's a C# chanter. Mis-communication between me and the seller. In any case, I've had the chanter for about 2 weeks now, and I'm having great fun with it.
I was never a fan of the idea of C# sets and didn't much see the point. C# doesn't have the lovely buzz of some of the flatter pitches and you don't hear of many C# sessions. But I've had a change of heart. It has more tone than a D chanter, but still has some of the punch of concert pitch.
It's also easy to reed. I'm not the world's greatest reed maker but a few of the C and B reeds I've made but not used, play very nicely in the C# chanter.
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Jeff Cullen
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Re: C#
I recently acquired a Gleeson C# chanter and it plays beautifully with sweet tone. I don't have a lot of use for it in playing with other instruments, but it's very enjoyable to play. BTW, PJ, I'm still playing the Hunter Bb chanter you sold me a few years ago. Another really nice stick!
Cheers!
Jeff
Cheers!
Jeff
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Re: C#
It’s a lovely chanter. I regretted letting it go. I picked up another Bb earlier this year. It’s my favourite pitch.Jeff Cullen wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 11:36 am BTW, PJ, I'm still playing the Hunter Bb chanter you sold me a few years ago. Another really nice stick!
PJ
