The timbre of the note is nice and open and slightly chiffier than with LH1 down. LH1 down’s not anywhere near an uilleann ghost D, but I hope you know what I mean.
I guess a more relevant question would be: how many people always vent high D. I was taught that it must ALWAYS be vented, and I have to say that I like cranns with LH1 open better than with LH1 closed.
geez, i never thought much about it, 'til now.
i like to vent the ‘d’ as often as possible. there is a certain response that i feel from the flute that can only be enjoyed when it is vented.
i have been playing the tune ‘bheara island’ which has an e-flat thrown in the ‘b’ part in place of the ‘d’ which ordinarily occurs. i believe i am venting the e-flat just as i am venting the d’ s. i love throwing in the ‘odd note’ in tunes, the e-flat key comes in handy for that…
i will have to pay more attention to whether i vent or not in other tunes, it’s very interesting observation sturob
I usually vent the d, but not always. Just whatever happens to be easier or more natural feeling at the time. I almost never vent the e flat, though. I like the tone of it(on my flute, mind you) better unvented. It seems to match the rest of the notes more closely that way. It’s also better in tune. I have vented it occsionally when I wanted the note to be out of tune and have a mismatched tone, but not for a while now.