Bill_D Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 In verifying that the lowest note on my Edeophone was G below middle C, I was surpised to find that it wasn't. It is F below middle C. The G sharp key sounds F. It is a good strong in tune F, on push and pull, so nothing wrong with the reeds. Might there be a good reason for this substitution, e.g., low F appears more often in music than low G sharp, or --- ? The low G natural as well as all other notes are as expected. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Stout Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I recall seeing a discussion of this saying that the low F was useful. Mine all have the G# you expected. The G# already appears on the other hand as an Ab, so putting in an F reed does not make anything unavailable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.elliott Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I recall seeing a discussion of this saying that the low F was useful. Mine all have the G# you expected. The G# already appears on the other hand as an Ab, so putting in an F reed does not make anything unavailable. This is a standard variation, my treble & baritone both have this but my bass does not. The variation does help with playing in C, F, Bb etc Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 My Lachenal Non-Pareille has also a F instead of the G#, and the D# next to that is replaced by an Eb. Not so logical, but so far I never missed those G# and D#. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 What temperament is your instrument tuned in such that you can discern the difference between a D# and an Eb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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