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The photo to the right helps to illustrate the issue of hole
alignment. The holes have been filled to highlight their size
and spacing.
(Pipers, don't worry, I didn't fill the holes with glue.
I used PhotoShop to make that effect)
The chanter in the center is a pipe chanter (chanter B).
The chanter to the far left is an older practice chanter (A)
and the one to the far right is a modern practice chanter(C).
The differences may appear slight at first glance, but when
the chanter is in your hands even a millimeter can seem like
a mile.
Notice the very evenly spaced holes on Chanter A. Pipe chanters
do not have evenly spaced holes. Chanter C, although not exactly
matched in hole spacing to the pipe chanter, is much closer.
Look closely at the bottom two holes of each chanter. The
stretch for the bottom hole on the pipe chanter is considerable.
The bottom hole of Chanter A is placed comfortably high, while
the bottom hole on Chanter C is placed lower, like a pipe
chanter. This is very important, as the bottom hole (low G)
can be the hardest hole to cover for beginers. If you are
taught from the begining to stretch for the bottom hole, it
is much easier to transition to the highland pipe chanter.
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