Thanks for posting the link. I bought it. Great recording, really love the energy. My foot couldn't stop tapping. Awesome stuff!
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- Sun Aug 20, 2023 8:27 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Beo
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7208
Re: Beo
- Tue Jul 04, 2023 9:54 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Collection of recordings
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6359
Re: Collection of recordings
- Tue Sep 27, 2022 5:58 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Lower regulator notes jumping the octove / squeaking
- Replies: 36
- Views: 9141
Re: Lower regulator notes jumping the octove / squeaking
There's even a picture of the gunk on his reeds you can check out here:rorybbellows wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 9:51 am Ronan Brown's Harrington set has more blue tac on the reg reeds than the drones
RORY
https://pipers.ie/source/media/?gallery ... diaId=8919
- Thu May 13, 2021 4:25 am
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: New UP'er has arrived. Reed setup. My low E wont sound.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5949
Re: New UP'er has arrived. Reed setup. My low E wont sound.
I understand that it may not play identitally in every chanter, but how big would the difference be vs one perfectly made for my chanter? From a mechanical standpoint it seems liek the same stuff would be going on, with only slight measurement differences possibly that could be altered with things ...
- Sat May 01, 2021 5:25 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Bellows, Bellows, Bellows
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13513
Re: Bellows, Bellows, Bellows
I have a set of Michael Dow bellows and they are absolutely magnificent.
- Thu Apr 22, 2021 6:55 am
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Bag Pressure
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14808
Re: Bag Pressure
I don't know who made the pipes, Pakistani most likely but they cost me basically a few dollars plus the shipping costs from an auction. Sorry you had to find out this way. You're just in for complete and utter frustration with a set like that. Unfortunately you really need to find a practice set m...
- Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:30 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Bag Pressure
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14808
Re: Bag Pressure
Yes the problem is that even with franticaly pumping the bellows I can't fill the bag enough to maintain sound from the chanter. So does the bag just deflate really quickly? You should be able to still get the chanter to play even when the bag is half-full, quarter-full... How many pumps of your be...
- Wed Apr 21, 2021 5:09 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Bag Pressure
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14808
Re: Bag Pressure
First of all, I would check whether the bag is even tight: remove the chanter, cork it, inflate it with the bellows. The bag then has to stay as firm as a football for at least the first 20 seconds. Yep, cork the bag and air remains, tight as a football. Bellows are the same, no air escaping. Sound...
- Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:18 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Bag Pressure
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14808
Re: Bag Pressure
It's hard to know what's wrong without being there. With a full bag, can you keep the chanter sounding for several seconds even without pumping the bellows at all? Is the problem that you can't replace the air fast enough even with frantic pumping? Maybe the reed is too "firm" or the lips ...
- Tue Apr 20, 2021 5:07 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Bag Pressure
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14808
Re: Bag Pressure
I just can't put enough air into the bag to keep the chanter sounding for more than a second or two. This sounds a bit odd. With a full bag you should be able to keep the chanter playing for like, I dunno, 10 seconds. cork the bag and air remains, tight as a football. Bellows are the same, no air e...
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:53 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Availability of VPipes
- Replies: 79
- Views: 36289
Re: Availability of VPipes
I did this a year or so ago. Ramon was pretty good with emails and keeping me updated with how everything was going. Happy with the end result too!
- Fri May 29, 2020 7:49 am
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Jack Brennan practice set?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4722
Re: Jack Brennan practice set?
I know Jack personally. He's got some sound clips of some of his recent chanters up on his website. His recent chanters are sounding really nice IMO. He's probably the most genuine person I've ever met.
- Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:22 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: A few questions from a composer new to Uilleann Pipes
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17160
Re: A few questions from a composer new to Uilleann Pipes
A chanter can be made with keys added for accidental notes to make it a chromatic instrument, or it can have no keys. F natural and (upper octave) C natural keys are the most common, with A flat and B flat keys being slightly less common. It can be a matter of taste, the maker's skill or discretion,...
- Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:46 am
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Expand repertoire or concentrate on triplets?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5738
Re: Expand repertoire or concentrate on triplets?
IMO you will *never* be completely happy with your technique. There will always be a triplet or something you would prefer to be tighter or better. You need to focus on both. Learning tunes and technique. They're both important, and both never ending!
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 12:06 am
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Good solo piping recordings
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4835
Re: Good solo piping recordings
Not many true solo piping albums around IMO, but here's a few recommendations from my list that I listen to A New Harvest - A Generation of Uilleann Pipers Some slightly raw talent on this album but some nice piping for sure Alison Perkins & Nick Brown - All Covered With Moss Pipes & fiddle,...