Chiff and Fipple Forums

Hi Gabriel,

I will be doing a similar task on Uilleann Wiki in about 3 or 4 weeks, and will be taking photos of local sets in Manchester and about.

I am happy to share what comes up if you are interested.

David

First Warren Buffett, now this!!

Whats happening to the world?

David

I am deeply concerned that you have not received any response from the pro/semi-pro makers. Bell end issues always deserve immediate attention. :D There is also usually a sage reminder about altering chanters on these threads, there must be an event somewhere this weekend. If I can offer some amateu...

Great news about your farmhouse David, but sadder news that we will not see you so often. Hopefully you can make it up now and then or come to one of our Tionols. I have ordered a C# chanter so I am looking forward to playing a few tunes with you. Les, thanks for the photos, it would be great to hea...

Slow progress but we will get there eventually. :) In the Pipemakers section there are now articles on: Coyne family William Kennedy Dave Williams Kirk Lynch In the Reed Making section there is a photo of a Dan Dowd concert reed and it's dimensions: Reed Making Any article can be created, added to o...

When playing a tune in Gmajor, is it standard practice to fluff embellishments and play C# fingering rather then C natural

Just to make sure you are not too shocked in the future, staccato C# quavers get played in G tunes as well.

David

I've probably played Helvic Head far too often this week.

David

Just had a quick listen.

Sounds like Paddy O'Rafferty into Hardiman the Fiddler with a waft of Nora Criona at the end.

Hopefully someone else can identify the player.

David

There are some pipemaking related links on this page:

http://www.nwup.org/Links.htm

David

Cheers Bill, that's very helpful.

Does a sighting of Craig Fischer rank along with seeing Elvis, alive and well?

David

Thanks for the reply Bill. I am not questioning the accuracy of the measurements but the methodology of only taking the minor axis dimensions. Any resulting reamer would produce a bore smaller than the one cut by Rowsome. Should the sizes be increased to compensate and by what amount? Would the fact...

For chanters, try the detailed Rowsome dimensions from John Hughes, as published in Craig Fischer's article in a 1999 Pipers' Review edition. Bill I find this set of data slightly confusing. In the article Craig states he has collected almost 100 sets of data. He then gives the Rowsome data from Jo...

Using a free web translator it comes out as: Commandments becomes on an Uilleann Pipes - Concert Pitch 'D'. This Practice Set is conceived as a bargain beginner instrument or robust trip instrument. Chanter, cane and Blowpipe are out of Polyacetal, a technical plastic, turned. Tonal an astonishing v...

For those Trad string enthusiasts in the UK and in particular the North West of England, here are fretted instrument construction courses available at the Manchester College of Arts and Technology this September. Students can specialise in any of: mandolins, mandolas, bouzoukis, guitars etc. or get ...

See if this is any help

http://www.nwup.org/uiwiki/index.php/Playing

David