Full set for Sale.

AlanB · Post by **AlanB** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:03 pm

A Full Set by Dave Williams will be available for sale. Please email me for further details. Serious enquiries only please.

Alan

djm · Post by **djm** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:08 pm

Does it cost more than US$7250?

djm

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:11 pm

djm wrote:Does it cost more than US$7250?

djm

D' UH!!!

AlanB · Post by **AlanB** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:25 pm

Should point out that these are not my pipes. I will merely be passing an email add.,

Alan

kenr · Post by **kenr** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:31 pm

djm, I would hope that the set does go for more than $7,250 - that's only about £4,000 in real money. Didn't a half set on the NPU site attract offers over £3,000 about a year ago?

Alan, those of us with a Williams set or two of our own would be interested to see what the valuation is - perhaps I'll send you a PM, it's not as if this set is on Ebay for all to see the bidding. I presume it's in D.

Ken

djm · Post by **djm** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 7:58 pm

Kenr, don't getcher knickers in a knot. I was referring to the huff on a nearby thread over someone asking for a K&Q 3/4 set sans chanter for this amount. If they can't grasp that price, wait till they see how much a full set from a respected maker goes for.

djm

John Dally · Post by **John Dally** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:43 am

Alan,
Way cool web site.
Your camps look better than ours. Lovely scenery.

Do you let Americans in?

Tell us more about this Williams set.

MikeyLikesIt · Post by **MikeyLikesIt** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:46 am

What I would do for a Williams set, especially if it's a newer one! Ever since he started using Paddy Keenan's Rowsome chanter measurements, his chanters sound absolutely heavenly. Some of the most beautiful sounding pipes that man made.

Completely worth whatever price is aked for them.

-Mike

kenr · Post by **kenr** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:19 am

djm,

sorry, I obviously don't read all the threads.

Ken

ausdag · Post by **ausdag** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:56 am

MikeyLikesIt wrote:Ever since he started using Paddy Keenan's Rowsome chanter measurements, his chanters sound absolutely heavenly. Some of the most beautiful sounding pipes that man made. Completely worth whatever price is aked for them.

-Mike

How long ago did he start using those measurements? I heard a Williams chanter the other night at a meeting but I think it was around 4-5 years old.

Cheers,

DavidG

morten · Post by **morten** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:13 am

ausdag wrote:
MikeyLikesIt wrote:Ever since he started using Paddy Keenan's Rowsome chanter measurements, his chanters sound absolutely heavenly. Some of the most beautiful sounding pipes that man made. Completely worth whatever price is aked for them.

-Mike
How long ago did he start using those measurements? I heard a Williams chanter the other night at a meeting but I think it was around 4-5 years old.

- Dave's chanters have been constantly evolving over the years. Steampackets 1982 D sounds and plays wonderful, and so does my own 2004 model. Even though they are very different internally. Mine is partially based on Paddys, but I had the choice between several different reamers, all with different characteristics....

A full Williams set is a bargain, no matter what the price is

/Morten

Piping Bulldog · Post by **Piping Bulldog** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:33 am

I believe Paddy's last chanter was a Koehler & Quinn boxwood chanter made from measurements of Paddy's own Rowsome chanter. The rest of the set was made by Dave Williams.

morten · Post by **morten** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:59 am

Piping Bulldog wrote:I believe Paddy's last chanter was a Koehler & Quinn boxwood chanter made from measurements of Paddy's own Rowsome chanter. The rest of the set was made by Dave Williams.

True - he had a K&Q chanter made in boxwood to go with the Williams set. The original chanter is made from ebony, and Paddy apparently preferred the sound of boxwood....

/Morten

Steampacket · Post by **Steampacket** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 7:16 am

"I was referring to the huff on a nearby thread over someone asking for a K&Q 3/4 set sans chanter for this amount. If they can't grasp that price, wait till they see how much a full set from a respected maker goes for. " DJM

A Dave Williams full set in D is a different kettle of pipes - more or less priceless I'd guess

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 7:30 am

Steampacket wrote:"I was referring to the huff on a nearby thread over someone asking for a K&Q 3/4 set sans chanter for this amount. If they can't grasp that price, wait till they see how much a full set from a respected maker goes for. " DJM

A Dave Williams full set in D is a different kettle of pipes - more or less priceless I'd guess

Sounds to me that this argument comes from more of a personal preference than of personal experience. Have a word with any of the 'world class' players out there that have had the experience of playing any number of K&Q sets, I think that you may find their opinion on the matter holds a little more water yours or mine.