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Thread #105090   Message #2158918
Posted By: Jack Campin
27-Sep-07 - 07:45 PM
Thread Name: Moldavian kaval technique
Subject: Moldavian kaval technique
I bought a Moldavian kaval in Eastern Europe a couple of weeks ago. This was the five-hole type, played in the octave, twelfth and double octave registers, usually with a hummed drone that gives it a buzzy sound. I've mislaid the maker's fingering chart, he seems to be away from his email at the moment, and it it didn't seem quite right anyway. Anyone got a full-range fingering chart for the thing?

As far as I can tell, which note you hum doesn't make a lot of difference to the effect. Some players vary the pitch of their hum, most don't.

I have Andras Hodorog's CD - that's the sort of tune I want to play on it.

I've seen the discussion on Chiff & Fipple. Typically bozoid for that site.