3rd octave E on Tipple

Irish Flute
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hey folks,

still getting to know my new Tipple, but things are going well. My questions is: what’s a good fingering to use for 3rd octave E on a Tipple D? (mine is 3-piece, white, dimpled, six hole)

Thanks

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XXO OOX
or
XXO XXO

Denny

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XXO OXX
or
XXO OXO

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As a fifer, I favor XXO OXO for E.

Here are some others (mostly in tune, but they get rather painful):

F#= XOX XXX (some use XOX XOO, but it’s too sharp IMO)
G = XOX OOOG# = OOX OOO (note this is a natural harmonic of C# so OOO OOO works, too, but using L3 helps it out)
A = OXX XXO
A# = OXO XOO
B = XOX OXO

after that you’re on your own.

(disclaimer: I make no personal guarantees as to the integrity of any window panes, glassware, or fine china in the immediate vicinity of your Tipple flute whilst attempting to play these notes.)

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Hmm?

Okay, now, for D-G we have:
XXX OOO + extra X to flatten down to pitch
XXO OOO + extra X to flatten down to pitch
XOO OOO + extra X to flatten down to pitch

And ‘A’ might also be ‘OOO OOO’ with a -lot- of extra Xs to flatten down to pitch?
but what’s happening with the B?

(The next D should be ‘OXX XXX’ overblown another level. AFAIK, the overblowing
is Fundamental->Octave->Octave + a Fifth ->Second Octave… err wait, won’t that
put the 3 x overblown OXX XXX at the same pitch as the 2x overblown XXX OOO ?)

And why, on ‘A’ do you not go back to OXX XXX ? … (Maybe because it’s the same as
1x overblown XXO OOO ? Or is it the next octave up? Hmm… )

I need to get earplugs so experimenting with this isn’t so painful. :wink:

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wow, thanks for all the suggestions yall! I’ve give some of these a try.

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You might find that they vary, from flute to flute…

Denny