Walsh Shuttle Pipes
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Walsh Shuttle Pipes
What are the opinions of the Walsh Shuttle Pipes? They seem to get some bad reviews from players.
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Re: Walsh Shuttle Pipes
There is a duo named “Polytropos” Oscar West and Rennie Pearsons, They play a number of different instruments, among them, Oscar plays Walsh small pipes on some of their tunes and I think they sound pretty good, but you can judge for yourself.
https://youtu.be/oeGmh5PMiiE
I like their combination of Flute and small pipes, also.
https://youtu.be/XyWpxTQOzLA
https://youtu.be/oeGmh5PMiiE
I like their combination of Flute and small pipes, also.
https://youtu.be/XyWpxTQOzLA
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Re: Walsh Shuttle Pipes
Here's a comparison of Wash's 2-drone and 3-drone shuttle pipes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2TsDHJjY7E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2TsDHJjY7E
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Re: Walsh Shuttle Pipes
Be aware that there's a difference between the Walsh "shuttlepipes" and the Walsh "smallpipes".
I much prefer the smallpipes, which have great-sounding drones in the traditional setup: three separate drones in a common stock.
These project the tone out to the side which IMHO makes for a nicer blend with the chanter.
The Walsh shuttlepipes, in effect, have all the drones buzzing in your lap, too loud and buzzy to balance with the chanter IMHO.
I much prefer the smallpipes, which have great-sounding drones in the traditional setup: three separate drones in a common stock.
These project the tone out to the side which IMHO makes for a nicer blend with the chanter.
The Walsh shuttlepipes, in effect, have all the drones buzzing in your lap, too loud and buzzy to balance with the chanter IMHO.
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c1980 Quinn uilleann pipes
1945 Starck Highland pipes
Goldie Low D whistle