Chanter Sale EXXXXXTRAVAGANZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Sporting Pitchfork · Mon Jun 07, 2004 11:35 pm

Yes, The Sporting Pitchfork is out of his toolshed!

For Sale:

One (1) concert D wide-bore chanter in ebony with boxwood and brass mounts and three (3) brass keys (C nat., F nat., G #). Manufactured last year by Captain Lightning Rogge, Pipemaker in the 22nd Century.

The key setup is intended for a left-handed player but the placement of the keys is pretty ergonomic and would not present any problem for a right-handed player. For a rightie, all keys can be reached using the bottom hand thumb without difficulty.

I'll also throw in a spare reed.

Purchased from Andreas Rogge last year for 1,000 euros (that's $1,232 US). I'm selling it for the unbelievably low, low price of just $800!

It's a nice chanter, but I've already got one nice chanter and I really need to get some money scraped together for regulators.

Any takers?

Come on, you know you want it...

mconners · Post by **mconners** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 7:07 am

Any chance of throwing in a rotisserie grill or pocket fisherman outfit?

http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/po ... n.htm?gid=

US$800 is EU650 - a 35% savings off the original price!

I'd act but I just sent a 4 figure check to Mr. Gallagher this past week.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:27 am

That's a price that is hard to beat...but I am curious, will the proceeds REALLY go to regulators, OR to a B chanter thingy

?

Brian Lee · Post by **Brian Lee** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:49 am

The Sporting Pitchfork wrote:I'll also throw in a spare reed.

Purchased from Andreas Rogge last year for 1,000 euros (that's $1,232 US). I'm selling it for the unbelievably low, low price of just $800!

WOW!

Dude I think you got screwed on the cost of that reed there. I mean I can understand a bit of a markup, but ya know over $1,000 American is still a bit steep for most of us. Is it made out of whale foreskins or somethin'??

(this is a joke of course for those who will inevitably try to explain the original post to me...)

snoogie · Post by **snoogie** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:30 pm

Hmmm...tempting. How can I explain to my wife how I NEED another chanter? And look honey, its on SALE!

-gary :roll:

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:45 pm

It's SIMPLE Gary... being left-handed and knowing how hard it is to find left-handed pipes, one must always have a backup chanter 'just in case' or in your situation 'just in the case'

mconners · Post by **mconners** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 8:34 pm

snoogie wrote:Hmmm...tempting. How can I explain to my wife how I NEED another chanter? And look honey, its on SALE!

-gary :roll:

Here's the line that is used at my house:

"Look at all the money we will save!"

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 8:39 pm

I used to use that line, but the wife caught on and now I have to be exxxxxxxxtra sneaky 'bout stuff like this.

The Sporting Pitchfork · Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:59 pm

Yes! Yes! Be as exxxxxxxxxxtra sneaky as you want to be! Throw in a few more x's if it'll make you feel better.

And for the record, yes proceeds from this sale will be going toward the purchase of regulators for my D set. I'm not just going to go out and buy a B chanter just yet. Ohhhh no. It's all or nothing with the flat set. See, the way it works is first I get the regulators for my D set. Then, I go out and buy a B set. Then, somewhere in between, I go to grad school. Then, I sell myself into slavery for the rest of my natural life to pay off my massive debts.

Simple.

In all honesty, I do hope one of the kind, intelligent, over-moneyed members of the Chiff and Fipple community decides to get the chanter, though. I want it to go to a good home and I'm not sure I trust it with some of the knuckleknobs on eBay.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 3:48 am

Just felt that a few extra xxxx's would keep in the spirit of this thread's title.

Good luck on your reg quest...what make of pipes are you playing that need their regs?

The Sporting Pitchfork · Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:09 pm

They're Cillian O Briain pipes (aka the ones with the exxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxtra expensive regulators).

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 5:06 pm

Exxxxcellent, dude. May the Gods smile favorably upon your quest.

The Sporting Pitchfork · Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:08 pm

Bump.

C'mon, dudes. You're bringin' me down here!

The Sporting Pitchfork · Sun Jun 20, 2004 2:27 am

Goin' Bump in the night...

Aaaarrrrrgggghhh!!! Must I post this thing on E-Bay for y'all to take notice?!

Yours, etc.

-CD

AlanB · Post by **AlanB** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 4:00 am

It's painful isn't it? I have exactly the same prob., with my old Hunter set, but I just can't bring myself to ride the corporate cock that is ebay (yet

), so I might set fire to them for the solstice or something.......
People don't know a good thing when it twats them between the eyes! Perhaps they're afraid of no longer being able to blame their instrument?

Alan

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