C# rolls

Whistle
1

The problem is b, C# roll, d.
I have tried:
a) The cheat method as per rubbing the three fingers over the b-a-g holes (Low whistle book) and;
b)Taps on the b hole then to d.

a)is awkward and slows the tempo
b)doesn’t quite sound ‘right’.

Any wise whistlers got any other methods of c# rolls please?

Thanks

2

Try this one ( for the lower C# only)–
Cover the lowest 3 holes and keep covered.
Tap the G and A holes simultaneously
Cut the B hole
It’s a bit awkward, but it’s the best I know of.

3

play c#-d-c# or c#-B-c# and leave c#-rolls to the fiddles. The time and effort is better spent learning another tune. Just my 2c. :slight_smile:

4

Leave the F#, E and D holes down the whole time. It might be a little out of tune, but what the hell.

Someone just taught me how to do a really cool roll on a C natural.
It also gets the C natural a little more in tune…finger the C 0XX X0X.
Keep the X0X fingers down on the right hand (or the lower 3 holes if you’re keft handed or whatever) the whole time. Just put one finger down for the D.
I can’t explain it any other way…
-Ross

5

“The time and effort is better spent learning another tune. Just my 2c”

It’s not just me then!
Phew

Thanks guys.

6

I agree completely. I mean, how many tunes do you hear that have C rolls anyway? I can only think of a small few. I spent a lot of time learning crans a few years back…and I just end up hardly ever using them. Maybe for a variation on blarney pilgrim, or on Fraher’s Jig, so I still haven’t recovered the ‘investment in practice time’ for them yet..I imagine i’d get even less use out of C# rolls.

Then again, it might be worth it for the “wow” factor…a couple of pieces might be enough if you can get folks to go “man, did you hear that whistler whip out that c# roll? Wow!” Of course, that’s really only worth it if you’re a big show off :wink:

Greg

On 2002-07-19 09:10, Bloomfield wrote:
play c#-d-c# or c#-B-c# and leave c#-rolls to the fiddles. The time and effort is better spent learning another tune. Just my 2c. > :slight_smile:

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I agree with Bloo that a C# roll (or a C nat for that matter) doesn’t seem to be worth it, but I LOVE MY CRANN. . .use it on the high D all the time, and the E’s too.

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Here’s the C# role I picked up from L.E. McCullough’s book:
All bottom three holes (right hand) stay covered.
Blow a C# and left hand flicks (and I mean flicks) ring finger, middle finger, then index finger down then off their respective holes one at a time, ending on C# again. As McCullough says, if you do it slowly, it sounds ridiculous, but if done quickly, it works very well for tunes like Dinkey’s Reel where a C# is appropriate.
Jon Michaels