by adrian » Fri Nov 25, 2011 1:02 am
Not always the case. This is a good maker but, sometimes the maker/s do not listen to their more competent playering-clients. I am not a maker of NSP's but I know what I want the maker to do. Experience has shown to me that: Bags-necks are too short-which puts pressure on the left thumb when on the chanter; bags are to short in the length, thus the bag slips forward to much because the arm has not got enough grip; the chanter is too round at the finger-holes, so the pads of the fingers do not seal; the keywork, when played, does not touch the fingerpad but goes up the fingernail; the pipes are too hard a playing pressure-no need; the bag is using tough leather, so the chanter cannot be placed or moved to where the player wants it; long blow-pipe, the seam of the bag digs into the wrist; short blow-pipe, making it disconnect from bellows; the clack-valve leaks, thus blowing up the bellows; the bellows leak, thus making high pressure pipes harder to use; key-spring-pressure, too hard, no need; key-spring-pressure to soft, the air pressure lifts the key-pads off the holes; using keypad lubricants which make the pads stick to the chanter and oiling the bore? the oil runs back into the reed when the chanter is tilted towards the reed.
Enough!