is there a fingering or sound difference between wide and narrow bore?
what are the reasons you would choose one or the other?
-alex
Hi ALex,
I’ve played regular concert pitch chanters by only about 3 or 4 makers and have played only one narrow bore chanter. THe Narrow bore was made by Brad Angus.
The narrow bore had a lovley tone. It was warmer, sweeter and quieter than the regular bore models. It wasn’t a sissy thing volume-wise by any means…just very pleasent. Fingering was exactly the same near as I could tell.
It came throught the shop when I was just starting with UP and I had several other sets here at the same time. A fellow called me begging me for it so pitiously that I conceded and sold it to him (I’m a big softy). I have been kicking myself ever since.
Doc
See also this thread: http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=50355
“Wide bore” usually means “wide bore concert pitch”, whereas the classic style flat pitch chanters (C#, C, B, Bflat) are narrow bore. There is such a thing as “narrow bore concert pitch” but this usually is an attempt to make a chanter in the key of D which behaves more like the classic “flat” chanters.
Bill
Just for clarification, the Angus Narrow bore I was referring to was a D chanter (concert Pitch).
Doc
And it has to be said, that if you want the ‘classic’ nflat pitch sound, don’t expect that from a narrow bore concert pitch. They don’t have the same kind of expression or tone.
They tend to be like concert pitch but quieter, less expressive and less responsive under the fingers.