Fork fingered C nat / Gracing the C nat

Irish Flute
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Hey guys.. just throwin a little observation out here… I’ve noticed that on my Olwell Cane D the forked C nat 0XXX0X - is probably the truest C natural on the flute. ( in the first octave, I usually half hole the second). Do any of you play the C nat this way>? Oh course it’s hard to get all the fingers down in some of the faster tunes, but it is also useful for gracing the C natural with a vented d = 0XXXXX. Any comments would be appreciated.. I’m pretty much just trying to think of stuff to post :poke: Anyway.. ya’ll have a good one..

bgb Jacksonville, FL

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That’s what I do on one flute. But it seems like 0XX000 is best on t’other. And then sometimes I think I do 0XXX00. Or is it 0XX0X0? :boggle:

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I always used oxx ooo or oxx xoo.

But by the way, any of you know how we can roll on a C nat?

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C “roll” (it isn’t a true roll as you don’t play the tap) can vary a lot
from flute to flute. here a few alternatives:
0xx x0x
0x0 xox
0xx x0x
0xx xxx
0xx x0x

or
0xx 00x
0x0 00x
0xx 00x
0xx xxx
0xx 00x

or
0x0 xxx
000 xxx
0x0 xxx
0xx xxx
0x0 xxx

also some people play the c roll as a b roll with the c key (I don’t like this way)

they all sound quite ridicolous at slow speed, but
at dance tempo and with the right finger timing
they become nice and effective.

hope it helps,
m

5

I roll the C natural this way:

OXX OOX (or OXXOXX, depends upon flute/whistle)
OXX XXX (the cut to d)
OXX OOX
XXX OOX (the pat to G)
OXX OOX