X Marks the Scot - An on-line community of kilt wearers.
|
-
15th February 11, 11:45 AM
#9
I wouldn't get locked into the idea that a chanter HAS to tune right at a particular pitch. I think it's a ballpark estimate of where it will tune nicely - the range could be 5-6 Hz either way, maybe more, depending upon your environment (humidity, temperature, altitude, etc.).
The band I play with has McCallum MkII's that tune anywhere from Low A = 468-480, depending upon the time of year. When we tune the band, we play just our chanters for a few minutes to get the reeds warmed up, get a reference pitch from one of our more solid players, and tune everybody to that.
Once again, congrats for a successful presentation.
John
-
Similar Threads
-
By ohiopiper in forum History & Heritage Forum
Replies: 26
Last Post: 29th January 11, 01:12 AM
-
By Panache in forum Kilts in the Media
Replies: 4
Last Post: 29th June 09, 06:05 PM
-
By GreenDragon in forum Kilts in the Media
Replies: 1
Last Post: 9th December 08, 05:48 PM
-
By Mark Keeney in forum Kilts in the Media
Replies: 5
Last Post: 12th February 08, 09:42 PM
-
By Kiltedfirepiper in forum Show us your pics
Replies: 11
Last Post: 10th August 07, 01:22 PM
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
|
|
Bookmarks