Talk:Chanter

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[edit] Chanter and practice chanter

The final paragraph (prior to my last edit) seemed to be talking about the practice chanter, but in a somewhat confused fashion. In addition, it was incorrectly asserted that plastic chanters are sometimes used for the extra volume. It is not the material of the chanter that lends a greater volume to it, but the shape of the bore hole. JFPerry 14:53, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed merge

I disagree with the merge proposal: A practice chanter is quite a specific object and unique from the chanter in general - and moreover the practice chanter article is of exemplary quality. Calum 12:58, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

On the talk page of the person who proposed the merge, I suggested merging the chanter article with that of the bagpipe and leaving the practice chanter article as a separate article for basically the same reason you just gave, namely, that it is a separate and unique instrument. How do you feel about merging chanter (not practice chanter) with bagpipes? JFPerry 15:22, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

That's a bit of a wiggly hand issue, isn't it? I assume there must be Wikipedia guidelines on this sort of situation; for my part, I would say that there is enough to be said about chanters in general - types, scales, construction, etc, to make for an article in itself. Therefore, if someone wants to learn about bagpipes, they will find enough information on chanters to supply them with all they need to know on that page, and if they need to know more, there is a specialist article on the subject. Calum @ 195.62.204.75 17:30, 10 April 2006 (UTC)