Calling all you Copeland low D owners-just out of ’ idle curiosity’(or possibly a nascent,and possibly expensive, whoa attack!)could you please supply me with measurements,particularly the sizes of holes 2 and 5? I’m very taken by the sound of Copeland clips that i’ve heard,but i have very slender fingers-i’d hate to go through the wait,just to find that i couldn’t manage to play the horn(lack of talent excepted!)I’ve already done a search,without success. Thanks!
Sure thing. Please note my only measuring device at the moment is a 12 foot tape measure, so don’t consider this accurate to several decimals or anything 
Length of entire instrument when tuned: 22 inches
I will call the holes by number, 1 being the top hole.
Diameter of hole 1: 10/32"
Diameter of hole 2: 13/32"
Diameter of hole 3: 11/32"
Diameter of hole 4: 13/32"
Diameter of hole 5: 15/32"
Diameter of hole 6: 9/32"
Approximate distance from foot of whistle to center of hole:
Hole 1: 11 8/32"
Hole 2: 9 26/32"
Hole 3: 8 11/32"
Hole 4: 6 5/32"
Hole 5: 5 2/32"
Hole 6: 3 12/32"
Since the barrel is conical, it really doesn’t feel like much of a stretch at all. Easier than my low D Laughing, which has a very wide bore. You do need pipers grip though.
Cheers,Ava.-by, you were quick off the mark with that tape measure!I see that you work in feet and inches-the ‘Metric martyrs’ would love you!(This is a bit of a ‘local’ news story that went international.A fruit and veg. seller in a local market priced his goods in pounds and ounces,going against a trading law which stated that he had to sell goods in kilos as well.When he was taken to court by the local trading standards body,he appealed,and the case has gone to the High Courts.I don’t know anyone locally who would even think of buying a kilo of spuds! And who says Chiff and fipple is only about whistles eh?!!)Ta!
The copeland holes you mentioned
are smaller than those of the
Howard and the Chieftain, for
what it’s worth. My impression
is that they’re on the small
side and that if you can
play a low D, you can finger
the Copeland. Best
Actually I prefer metric as I never quite got the hang of the conversions between pounds force and pounds mass…but my measuring tape is english! 
Don’t worry, they"re still going by the pounds quids as they never quite got the hang of the conversions between sterling New pounds and guineas 
So there’s a long stretch before UK switches to Euro…
[ This Message was edited by: Zubivka on 2002-12-08 16:04 ]
I have medium sized hands and fingers and have absolutely no problem with the either the hole size or reach on the Copeland Low D. It can be a bit breath pressure sensitive until you get used to it.
Regards,
Philo
Yeah, you can really lean into the copeland - usually the second half of a tune sounds better than the first for me as I realize I can use more air than I am using.
All this information is great,people! You really are a helpful lot-That Copeland is starting to look VERY tempting!
On 2002-12-08 19:31, kevin m. wrote:
All this information is great,people! You really are a helpful lot-That Copeland is starting to look VERY tempting!
Thanks Kevin! Just tryin’