People with keys, do you use em?

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 6:40 pm

Do you?

Post by **Nanohedron** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 6:48 pm

Yes indeed.

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 7:10 pm

Yep, though on keyed flutes I will still sometimes half-hole a chromatic as an effect.

--James

kkrell · Post by **kkrell** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 12:20 am

Yes, mainly short or long F & G#. I can also half-hole them, but they're weaker.

Kevin Krell

msheldon · Post by **msheldon** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 1:28 am

I only recently got a keyed flute, but yes, I do use the keys. Though I will often cross-finger the Cnat for speed and convenience, it sounds better if I use the key.

pixyy · Post by **pixyy** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 2:03 am

jim stone wrote:Do you?

Yep.

BMFW · Post by **BMFW** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 2:14 am

F nat, G sharp and C nat, although as others have said I'm more likely to cross-finger C nat unless I'm doing a sequence that doesn't go higher than C nat (does that make sense to everyone?)

I have an 8-key but the double-action C and C sharp keys have never really been used in anger! They look nice though. Anyone here use them much?

Graham

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 7:56 am

BMFW wrote:F nat, G sharp and C nat

...and the occasional Bb. Yes, I use 'em.

Carol

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 8:20 am

Thanks.

eskin · Post by **eskin** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 9:18 am

On my 4 key McGee I only use the short F and G# keys. The E-flat key I generally turn away and since I use piper fingering, I can't get to the B-flat.

timshirley · Post by **timshirley** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 7:11 pm

Yes I have a 6 key McGee and use all of them, though only in the tunes that need them.

But, even if I didn't, I think the flute looks much better with keys. And, it doesn't roll off the table at a session!

Tim

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 8:12 pm

jim stone wrote:Do you?

Yes, but mostly for Baroque music, rarely in Irish sessions. But it's nice to have them, just to see the look in the fiddlers' face when they start "Crabs in the Skillet" or "Julia Delaney" and think they're safe from me.

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 8:48 pm

OK, without the low C keys, can one play effectively
in the key of C?

sturob · Post by **sturob** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:12 pm

You can play in C if you practice, sure! It's all up to what you want to do.

Would you necessarily want to? Depends!

I've got one with, one without. On the one with, I use the keys all the time. On the one without, I don't really miss anything but the low C and C# keys. Heh. Which makes me a real heretic, since I think most people would tell you they're the least useful of the keys. But hey, I like using them.

Stuart

gcollins · Post by **gcollins** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:14 pm

Stuart:

You're not missin' those low C keys anymore with that Grinter beauty...are you?

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