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Joe,

What gauge wire do you use?

Frog, That scale doesn't sound dangerous for an concert chanter. Without knowing how hard it is to blow, it's difficult to say exactly what to do to remedy. You do need to adapt to your individual instrument, learn to shade notes, alter pressure etc., The one thing that does stick out, is that the h...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Uilleann-Pipes-Video-Pat-Ann-Mcnulty-PIPES-OF-PATANN_W0QQitemZ230123637256QQihZ013QQcategoryZ1508QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem The inimitable Pat McNulty. This time with his wife. I have the first vid 'Singing Chanter' and have gained much viewing pleasure. You shouldn...

Check that the reed is not open too much. The opening in the lips should be around 1mm or so. Crikey!! Divide that by 4 please. Maybe the blades and the gap together should be about 1mm. Frog, Perhaps if you post details of the chanter make, the reed make, and exactly what is 'horrible' about the n...

Joseph E. Smith wrote:
Nope and.... Nope. Thank you for playing.

you can't trust the internet these days.........

Pipemaker........ Alain Froment. ???

Taken by Liam O Flioioin.

Did the maker make the set he's playing in the picture?

Do I get more than one go.

What do I win?

Steampacket wrote: Do you know who the two pipers are playing what looks to be like D. Williams sets in the photo

I'd say the left hand man looks like Johnny's son Larry (and if so, then yes it's a DW set). Johnny and Larry et al were in town recently here, and a good fun night was had.

I've heard way too many pipers whose drones are all over the place and their chanters choking or squealing from too much/too little pressure and if these players had maybe spent a year working with only the chanter, they'd have done themselves (and anybody listening to them) a colossal favor. Yes. ...

So, they might have belonged to a Tom Ward? Maybe the Tom Ward, as in 'Tom Wards'.

Gwan, that should be worth another $5k!

Hi y'all, Just wonderin if you people could give me some advice on how to start on reedmaking? are thee any good reedmaking books, or dvds? And are the reedmaking classes in NPU good? Thanks If it's reedmaking you're after, get yourself down there. As far as I know. they are having different reedma...

billh wrote: chopped bell; chopped-both-ends; scissor blade down the throat; long twist drill up the bore; rebore with non-original throat reamer; throat-bored-out with twist drill...

After reading that, I will never fear a vasectomy.

Rory, These are from some notes from Pete Hunter I took back in about 1990. As visiting him would have always been an adventure, I cannot guarantee that my transcription is accurate or complete. You'll need to make sense of 'em yourself. This is the same source as Davy Stephensons notes on his site,...

I think there may be problems if you try to fix the blades 'in situ' as once there is a crack, the whole curvature of the blade can alter. I reckon untying the blades and glueing it while there is no tension will probably see better results. I've used this ultra thin stuff called Zap CA before and i...

Just one piece of tape for me. Minor, but critical!



(In reality, a roll of card up the Bell End is all I have at the moment).