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Bagpipe chanter tuner
A free bagpipe tuner in your phone's browser for the Highland chanter: Low A at 466 to 486 Hz, then the scale up to High A, each note in cents. Nothing uploaded.
Low A first, drones to it. Mika knows C and F sit a little low here on purpose.The microphone closes when you stop, when all is in tune, or after half a minute of quiet. Nothing is recorded.
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The notes in Hz
| Note | Hz |
|---|---|
| A4 | 476.00 |
| G4 | 424.07 |
| B4 | 534.29 |
| C♯5 | 599.72 |
| D5 | 635.38 |
| E5 | 713.19 |
| F♯5 | 800.53 |
| G5 | 848.14 |
| A5 | 952.00 |
At A4 = 476 Hz; the reference switch above moves them all.
How to tune
A Highland chanter's Low A sounds far above concert A: about 470 to 480 Hz, and pipe bands today often 476 to 486. Pick the A your chanter plays with the switch, blow Low A steady, and tune the drones to it; then go up the scale note by note.
The chanter isn't tuned like a piano: its scale sits close to just intonation against Low A, so C and F read about 15 cents flat of the needle's middle, and High G can sit well flat, by design. Judge each note against what it should be, not only the tick. A single note too sharp gets a sliver of tape over its hole; sinking the reed raises the top hand against the bottom.
Then play something
The notes you tuned can go into Brumm as a short melody over a beat. Hum a line on top and it becomes an instrument.
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