How many chanters do you own?

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How many chanters do you own?

1
18
29%
2
14
22%
3
10
16%
4
6
10%
5+
15
24%
 
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Post by teirw »

I have three.
Brian Howard Concert D
Brian Howard C#
Geoff Wooff C#
Crazy having two C# so the Wooff will be on Ebay soon unless I get a sensible offer before.
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This is #3, it arrived yesterday. It is a Kennedy B chanter in ebony and boxwood. The mounts and windway were turned by David Boisvert, and what a tremedous job he did! These photos really do not do it justice. The reed, of course, is by me :D . This is a very handsome stick.

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I'll eventually get around to recording a few MP3's with it in the near future.

I am very pleased to have joined club "B". :party:
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Post by BigDavy »

Hi JES

Welcome to the club.

Bb chanter next maybe?

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Post by Joseph E. Smith »

Thanks Davy.

I'm not certain. I do know I would like a C at some point.
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Post by Jim »

Just one in D that sounds very good.

Unless I needed/wanted a chanter in another key, I'm the kind of person that will take forever to learn the nuances of just the one good chanter.

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JES wrote:It is a Kennedy B chanter in ebony and boxwood. The mounts and windway were turned by David Boisvert
Um ... if the bore was turned by Mr. Boisvert, what makes it a Kennedy chanter? :-?

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djm wrote:
JES wrote:It is a Kennedy B chanter in ebony and boxwood. The mounts and windway were turned by David Boisvert
Um ... if the bore was turned by Mr. Boisvert, what makes it a Kennedy chanter? :-?

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The bore wasn't turned by David, the mounts were. The chanter body was turned and bored by Kennedy. :D
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Sorry, Ï couldn't figure out what you meant by "windway" so I guessed you meant the bore. So what are you referring to as the "windway"?

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djm wrote:Sorry, Ï couldn't figure out what you meant by "windway" so I guessed you meant the bore. So what are you referring to as the "windway"?

djm
Sorry, it's just another (of a few) word for chanter cap. :D
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Gotcha! Hope you like it.

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djm wrote:Gotcha! Hope you like it.

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Post by Roger O'Keeffe »

Five chanters, three handguns.


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Roger O'Keeffe wrote:Five chanters, three handguns.


Weird. If somebody posted that profile, I'd never have recognised myself. I won't bore you with the details, things are never quite what they seem, especially on the internet.
The handguns don't count, as they have cylindrical bores :D

As for me, 3 chanters. Firearms are OT, but let me just say you wouldn't want to go breaking into my house :twisted:

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Post by Dave Parkhurst »

I suppose with 3 chanters I should get a set of drones someday....
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Dave Parkhurst wrote:I suppose with 3 chanters I should get a set of drones someday....
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Why? Aren't you happy enough without them? :D :wink: :P
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